Randazzo
On 17 March 1981, a lateral eruption buried forests, homes, streets and railway lines
Giarre
More than 12,000 tonnes of ash have fallen on the town in recent weeks
Sicily
Mount Etna
Rises 3,300 metres – two miles – above sea level
Milo
Piazza Roma
Catania
10 km
10 miles
Randazzo
On 17 March 1981, a lateral eruption buried forests, homes, streets and railway lines
Mount Etna
Rises 3,300 metres – two miles – above sea level
Giarre
More than 12,000 tonnes of ash have fallen on the town in recent weeks
Milo
Sicily
Piazza Roma
Catania
10 km
10 miles