Volcano

VIDEO: Eruption of Volcano in Italy’s Mount Etna

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Volcanic Mount Etna in Italy reactivated after a few months of relative calm and sent a cloud of volcanic ash up to 12 km above the eastern sky of Sicily and lava down on its slopes.
2022-02-27 11:00
Tonga says facing ‘unprecedented disaster’

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The Tonga government says the Pacific island nation is facing an “unprecedented disaster” after a massive volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami and blanketed parts of the country of 100,000 people in thick volcanic ash.
2022-01-19 10:10
Tonga calls for urgent aid after volcanic eruption, tsunami

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai.
2022-01-17 08:35
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Tonga volcano eruption caused ‘significant damage’

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa suffered “significant” damage from a powerful volcanic eruption that triggered a tsunami, but there were no reports of injuries or deaths as of yet.
2022-01-16 09:50
VIDEO: Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The following footage shows a tsunami which is hitting the Pacific island of Tonga after a giant underwater volcano erupted.
2022-01-15 23:59
Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 13 dead, dozens injured

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – At least 13 people are dead and thousands are displaced after Mount Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted on Saturday, authorities said.
2021-12-05 09:50
VIDEO: Spain's La Palma continues to erupt

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – There is no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, according to the president of the Canary Islands on Sunday.
2021-10-19 23:00
VIDEO: Volcanic eruption in Spain's La Palma

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A volcano has been erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma for almost three weeks.
2021-10-11 19:45
La Palma volcanic eruption intensifies, engulfs more homes

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Buildings near the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma have been engulfed by rivers of lava, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning.
2021-10-09 14:00
VIDEO: Erupting volcano on La Palma turns more aggressive

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Lava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma on Friday, carving a different path from previous flows and raising fears of more destruction, while fine ash forced islanders to don masks.
2021-10-02 11:50
Lava from erupting volcano destroys homes in Canary Islands

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – A volcano eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands has destroyed houses and forced about 5,500 residents to evacuate.
2021-09-21 16:20
Lava pours from Canary Islands’ volcano, villages evacuated

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – A volcano has erupted on the island of La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming towards nearby villages in the south of the island, as the authorities began evacuations.
2021-09-20 10:05
VIDEO: Aerial footage of volcanic eruption in Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Latest aerial footage released by Azerbaijani media show the source of a volcanic eruption that happened on Sunday night in the Caspian Sea, near Azerbaijan.
2021-07-05 12:40
Volcano erruption leaves 15 people dead in Congo

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes.
2021-05-24 11:20
DR Congo orders Goma evacuation after Mount Nyiragongo erupts

TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have urged residents of the eastern city of Goma to evacuate after a volcano overlooking the area erupted.
2021-05-23 13:20
La Soufriere Volcano hits St. Vincent, Grenadines

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – The seismic activity of the volcano La Soufriere in the Caribbean volcanic island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has culminated in a powerful and explosive eruption.
2021-04-10 17:00
VIDEO: Volleyball with dramatic volcano background in Iceland

TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – A group of Icelandic volleyball players got together for a knock around this weekend, with the formidable backdrop of a volcano spewing out lava.
2021-03-30 20:01
VIDEO: Thousands evacuated as volcano erupted in Indonesia

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Indonesia's Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted on Sunday sending 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) of ash and smoke up into the air and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.
2020-11-30 12:00
VIDEO: Virtual trip to Bozqush mount. in E. Azarbaijan

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Mountain Bozqush is a 3,306 meters volcanic mountain 20 km south of Sarab and north of Mianeh, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, that separates Iranian plateau from the Caucasus. In Azerbaijani language, Bozqush means grey bird.
2020-07-15 15:42
VIDEO: Famous Krakatoa volcano erupts in Indonesia

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – World-famous Krakatoa volcano Anak Krakatau erupted on Saturday in Indonesia, emitting an enormous plume of ash, smoke and lava into the sky.
2020-04-11 13:30
VIDEO: Five killed in New Zealand volcano eruption

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after the volcano on New Zealand’s White Island erupted on Monday. According to officials, two dozen people remain unaccounted for as unstable conditions, toxic gases and ash fall prevent rescue teams from searching the island.
2019-12-09 14:15
VIDEO: Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano erupts

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Popocatépetl, one of Mexico's most active volcanoes, erupted 14 times in a single night earlier this week.
2019-10-05 13:37
VIDEO: Peru’s Ubinas volcano erupts ash

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Violent explosive volcanic activity started at Peru's Ubinas volcano on July 19, spewing smoke and ash into the air. Ubinas is a stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru.
2019-07-20 12:03
VIDEO: One dead as Volcano erupts on Italian island of Stromboli

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – A hiker was killed Wednesday after a series of eruptions from one of the most active volcanoes on Earth rocked the small Italian island of Stromboli, a fire official said, CNN reported.
2019-07-05 11:38
VIDEO: Mexican volcano erupts spouting massive plume of ash

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Mexico's mighty Popocatepetl volcano came to life on Friday, June 21, evening with a massive eruption that spewed an ash column hundreds of meters into the sky.
2019-06-30 14:46
VIDEO: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung spews ash into air

TEHRAN, Jun.15 (MNA) – Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, sent a huge plume of thick ash 7km high into the sky during an eruption last week. Residents living near the volcano were urged to use masks when ash rains down and those living along the rivers upstream were warned of cold lava floods during rains.
2019-06-15 09:52
Molten Lava of Mount Etna

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Mount Etna, an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, is spewing ash and lava once again. Its last eruption was six months ago.
2019-06-03 15:43
VIDEO: Volcanic eruption in Italy

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted again. It is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
2019-06-01 15:27