Eruption of Mount Etna in Italy becomes a tourist spectacle [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

Nature’s wrath, such as a volcanic eruption, does not have to be a disaster all the time similar to the May 21 eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia. The incident killed seven residents and disrupted the lives of thousands of Indonesians.

But the May 25 eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, turned out to be more of a tourist spectacle than a horror show as the ash flow provided Italy a night show captured on video. It was not just an ordinary spewing of ash as the natural phenomenon also provided picturesque images of nature captured on film and still photography by nature enthusiasts, professionals and amateurs over the past few years.

Although the Wednesday night eruption was short, tourists in the area who were brave enough to approach the site describe the eruption as magnificent. News.com.au reports that mountain guides accompanied groups of tourists to watch the eruption.

AAP adds that bubbling lava filled one of the craters the whole day. Throughout Thursday, there were still some sporadic activity on the 3,300-metre-high volcano.

However, Mount Etna’s eruptions could also be fatal, although so far, only 77 human deaths have been attributed to the volcano’s eruption, with the most recent being two tourists in 1987.