Tourists flee as Mt Etna volcano erupts in Italy

One of Europe’s largest volcanoes erupted, sending hot ash as high as five kilometres into the air. Mt Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily near Catania, erupted on Monday. Video shows people on the volcano running for safety. A tour firm told CNN that they had as many as 40 people on the volcano when it erupted, while the Sicilian Civil Protection Agency said about a dozen tour operators work at the volcano at any given time.