John Seach inside Bocca Nuova Crater, Mt Etna. Strombolian eruptions sent lava to 300m. The inner crater edge is 7m away. Etna's South East crater paroxysm 8th June 2000. The eruption lasted 23 minutes and produced a lava fountain to 700 m high.
Pyroclastic flow descends right side of cone.
John Seach stands and watches protected by a heat suit. A bunker at left provided protection from pyroclastic flows.