Ischia volcano 'could blow'

The volcano of Ischia, a resort island famed for its thermal waters off the coast of Naples, could potentially erupt, Italian disaster experts said.

The volcano of Ischia, a resort island famed for its thermal waters off the coast of Naples, could potentially erupt, Italian disaster experts said.

Guido Bertolaso, the head of Italy’s civil protection agency, said that while Vesuvius was more commonly considered the nation’s most worrisome volcano, Ischia, which last erupted 700 years ago, was experiencing a build-up of magma.

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