Monday October 28 in Sicily a fact happened that nobody for waited. After fifteen months from the last eruption, Etna, the most known volcano in Europe, woke up again, and it has provoked a great earthquake and a lot of smoke. It (reached 80 kms) and it has forced the airport in Catania to close.

The earthquake that has struck the sicilian island has reached the 6mi° degree of the Mercalli scale many villages have been evacuated, among them Linguaglossa next to the mouth of the volcano and then Nicolosi and Zafferana.
The tongues of fire that go down toward the valley have reached 5 kms, while earth is lifted up to 60 ms. All this has caused the loss of 1,500 houses.

Many opinions have been asked, but there have been a lot of different answers. Bertolaso, an expert, has told the whole Sicily not to worry , while the Mayor of Linguaglossa and Alfio Mozzaglia have declared that the situation is very dramatic.
It washes her that it covers the whole mountain, he is increasing and the tension of the citizens grows more and more, the Sicilian population is asked when it will end the fear.
The State in these cases, sends help to the stricken populations, activating the organism of the civil protection.
This organism, composed fireman officers voluntary of various associations, intervenes in a lot of forms to help people in difficulty.
Besides the State, erogates funds, to guarantee the first emergencies and their possible setup. Subsequently, the damages are appraised and appropriate compensation awarded to the population.