Thousands of ‘danger tourists’ have travelled to the slopes of Mount Etna in Italy to witness explosive lava flows and breathtaking ash clouds after its latest eruption. Sicily ’s iconic volcano, which is the tallest and most active in Europe, regularly erupts and has attracted tourists for decades.

A week of spectacular lava sprays on Sicily's snow-capped Mount Etna, one of the world's most active volcanos, has drawn thousands of people wanting to see the eruption.