Volcano guides at Mount Etna strike over new hiking restrictions.

Tour guides who lead hikers up Sicily’s Mount Etna have gone on strike for the first time in decades.

They are protesting tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at the giant volcano in recent weeks.

Above certain altitudes, it is a legal requirement to go up the volcano with a qualified guide.

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In Kamchatka, Russia, the Krasheninnikov volcano has awakened for the first time in 600 years.

Ash emissions were recorded at an altitude of 3–4 km above sea level and later increased to 5–6 km.

The eruption was likely triggered by a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake that recently occurred in the region.

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