Terrifying Footage Shows Tourists Fleeing Epic Volcanic Eruption

Running Down That Hill A terrifying video that's making its rounds on social media shows dozens of tourists fleeing a massive volcano eruption by running down an ash-covered hill. The footage was recorded on the hills next to Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, which violently erupted on Monday morning. "Stop the boat!" one man can be heard shouting in the clip. "Come on!" At around the forty-second mark, a massive cloud can be seen engulfing the surrounding hillside in a dark shadow. "We were nearly grazed, look at this cloud here," a tourist said in a separate video obtained by CNN. "We were two steps away and thank goodness we have a responsible guide with us." "It arrived all at once, an immense smoke, immense, immense roar," he added. The volcano is one of the world's most active, making eruptions not uncommon. For instance, a powerful eruption in February caused a nearby airport to divert dozens of flights. However, the magnitude of this week's event hasn't been observed s ... Read full article.