The Italian authorities have turned on the alarms in the face of the growing recklessness of tourists in Etna, which, in full eruption, challenge security standards and venture dangerously close to lava casts. Some even come to skiing a few meters from the magma incandescent, ignoring prohibitions and putting their lives at risk.
The warnings are clear: it is strictly forbidden to approach less than 300 meters without the supervision of a specialized guide. However, tourist images sliding down the snow while the lava progresses a few meters away have stunned rescuers. “People do not measure danger, they believe it is a show without consequences”warns Paolo Bernardini, Commander of Socorro Alpino. “Many people have had problems, they have been injured, it has fallen,” he adds, denouncing the growing number of incidents.
A mortal trap: extreme cold, unstable snow and burning lava
The greatest risk is not just lava. The ETNA terrain, a combination of snow, ice and volcanic rocks, becomes a deadly trap for those who are not prepared. Many tourists, dresses with inappropriate footwear, end With frozen feet or suffering hypothermia After getting lost in the mountain. “The people we have found had the frozen shoes, they were with hypothermia and disoriented,” says the previous Angelo mountain rescuer.
More and more emergency teams have had to intervene to save lost or injured tourists. When the night falls, the danger multiplyA: Lava illuminates snow with a hypnotic show, but the ground becomes even more unstable and temperatures descend to critical levels.
Despite bailouts and warnings, The flow of visitors does not stop. The image of the erupting volcano seems to be too tempting for those who seek an extreme experience, although that implies putting their lives at risk … and those of those who must go out to rescue them.
Source: Lasexta
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