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A Volcano Awakes

Residents in the Italian town of Linguaglossa (Ling-wa-glow-sah) were praying for safety last week. The town, whose name means "tongue of lava," lies just below the largest volcano in Europe, Mount Etna in Sicily. On October 27, Etna rumbled to life, sending streams of hot lava down the mountain and threatening to swallow up towns like Linguaglossa.

The 10,860-foot-high volcano was jolted awake by small earthquakes in the region. Farther away, a bigger earthquake rocked central Italy, 200 miles from Rome. This was not linked to Mount Etna's eruption, but at least 38 people were killed.

No one was injured by Mount Etna, but more than 1,000 residents were evacuated from their homes. Rescue workers built barricades to direct the lava flow away from the ski resorts that are nestled in the mountains.

Some residents were not afraid of their hotheaded neighbor. "We're used to Etna," said Antonio Lacche, 71. "We live together."

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