Stromboli blew its stack again on
Sunday morning spooking the inhabitants of the iconic volcanic
island.
Two strong explosions were clearly felt by residents at around
five o'clock in the morning.
Volcanic rocks were spewed out onto the entire terrace of the
crater and along the Sciara del Fuoco, spreading panic on the
Aeolian island which is packed with tourists at the moment.
No damage to property, life or limb was reported - unlike last
July when a hiker was killed by an inferno of fire while walking
near the summit.
The victim, 35-year-old naval officer Massimo Imbesi, was a
passionate lover of the volcano.
The island was made famous by the classic
1950 Italian-American film Stromboli directed by Roberto
Rossellini and starring his wife Ingrid Bergman.
Stromboli, part of the string of eight Aeolian Islands, has
erupted very frequently in small, energetic bursts for
centuries, sometimes destroying buildings and causing residents
to flee.
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