Fortunately the eruption didn’t cause any injuries or damage, which means that the residents of this volcanic village were treated to an amazing fire show. Fortunately, many were intrepid enough to have their cameras at the ready. Video cameras, even!
Although my favourite is this still shot from Ivan Iraci’s Flickr page. You can just about make out the Eye of Sauron if you squint hard enough:
Me, I would’ve had a hard time keeping the camera steady as I RAN SCREAMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. [BNO News via Gawker, Top image: Mario_C_]
Edmond
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 3:27 PMThis is a normal eruption.. My grandma grew up in a village at the foot of the mountain and said it would do this all the time. Its a nice part of the world, I spent some time there last year.