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A new eruption of the Stromboli volcano raises the alert level in Italy

MADRID, 5 Dic.

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A new eruption of the Stromboli volcano raises the alert level in Italy

MADRID, 5 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Italian Department of Civil Protection has raised the alert level on Monday due to a new eruption of the Stromboli volcano, which is located on the homonymous island in the south of the country.

The alert level, which is now orange, allows experts to more closely monitor the situation around the volcano, while authorities have urged local people to follow relevant safety instructions, according to a brief statement from Civil Protection.

On Sunday, Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale south of the volcano, in the Mediterranean Sea. The earthquake would have caused a new volcanic activity in the area, where the active volcano is located.

The Department of Civil Protection has also warned that this has caused a small tsunami with waves 1.5 meters high, which is why warning alarms have sounded on the island. Mount Stromboli is about 920 meters high and erupts often.

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