Gallery: Mount Etna lights up the sky

Lava flows from the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily near Catania. Photo: GIOVANNI ISOLINO/AFP

Lava flows from the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily near Catania. Photo: GIOVANNI ISOLINO/AFP

Lava flows from the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily near Catania. Photo: AFP

Lava flows from the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily near Catania. Photo: GIOVANNI ISOLINO/AFP

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spews lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily.

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spews lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily.

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spews lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily.

A photographer takes pictures of Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spewing lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily.

People watch Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano, spewing lava as it erupts on the southern island of Sicily.