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Tonga

Volcano sinks Pacific island — then forms a new one

Satellite images show the moment the original island is destroyed.

07/11/2019

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Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan erupts

A volcano in southern Japan erupted on Friday (September 20) morning, sending plumes of ash and gas over 2,500 metres into the air.

21/09/2019

Italy

Watch: Mount Etna erupts spewing lava and ash into the sky

Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted spewing lava and ash into the air and forcing the closure of two airports in nearby Catania

20/07/2019

Italy

Italy volcano: eruption on island of Stromboli, evacuations begin

A volcano erupted on the Italian island of Stromboli on Wednesday, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said.

03/07/2019

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Villagers make offerings to Mexican volcano named 'The Sleeping Woman'

There are potatoes to fry for the feast, and heaping bunches of red carnations to lug up to the stone altar 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) above.

06/05/2019

Destinations

Vulcano’s deluxe resort: a Mars-looking paradise

Checking-in at the Therasia Resort Sea&Spa, rising on an extinct crater on the isle of Volcano.

17/04/2019

Mexico

Mexican volcano erupts, firing a huge column of ash into the air

The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico erupted overnight on Thursday, sending a huge column of hot ash and gas into the air

29/03/2019

Mexico

Watch: Mexico's Popocatépetl sends lights up night sky in explosion

Watch: Mexican volcano sends plumes of ash into the night sky in a powerful explosion.

20/03/2019

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Volcano spews lava in fresh eruption on Indonesia's Siau island

Mount Karangetang sent lava and searing gas out of its crater on Thursday, prompting evacuation preparations.

08/02/2019

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Deadly Indonesian volcano sinks halfway into the sea

The volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves.

19/01/2019

Indonesia

Indonesian volcano shrinks after collapse triggered deadly tsunami

Anak Krakatau now measures 110 metres. Before its collapse, it stood 338 metres tall.

29/12/2018

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Flooded fields in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region

Aerial footage shows flooded fields in Indonesia's tsunami-hit region. The volcano said to have sparked the waves continues to rumble amid warnings from authorities of more danger

28/12/2018

World News

Spanish train derails, Brussels stabbing: Today's top five stories

Euronews brings you all the breaking news and top stories as they happen this morning.

20/11/2018

Italy

Watch: Etna 're-awakens' with eruptions of ash plumes and lava

On August 23, the volcano shot lava bombs as high as 150 metres in the air while burning lava continues to spew from the crater.

27/08/2018

World News

As it happened: Tuesday, June 5

The latest news and updates as they happened this morning.

04/06/2018

Guatemala

"It isn't hail falling from the sky" - Guatemala eruption eyewitness

Euronews speaks to a rescuer who witnessed the eruption of the Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala

04/06/2018

Guatemala

Guatemala volcano: At least 62 dead, hundreds injured in eruption

Local experts say the eruption is the biggest since 1974

04/06/2018

New Zealand

Giant sinkhole opens up in New Zealand

Sinkholes are caused by water dissolving limestone below the surface of the earth

04/05/2018

Philippines

Watch: erupting volcano spews lava and ash into the sky

Eruptions at Mount Mayon in the Philippines are getting increasingly dangerous, with authorities extending the no-go zone around its crater.

24/01/2018

Philippines

Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano nears eruption

A leading volcano expert in the Southeast Asian country has warned Mount Mayan could erupt "within weeks or even days".

15/01/2018