Ash billows two and a half miles into sky and ‘red alert’ issued after Mount Etna erupts

Hundreds of flights have been diverted or cancelled (Picture: via Reuters)

Mount Etna has erupted, sending clouds of volcanic ash billowing two and a half miles into the sky and causing travel disruption.

Travellers with flights to Catania, Sicily, have been urged to check the status of their journey after hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted.

The recent eruption of Europe’s tallest and most active volcano has prompted experts at the Etna Volcano Observatory to issue a red VONA (Volcan...