Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, causing significant destruction to nearby towns. A catastrophic event that destroyed a large portion of Catania, Sicily, with a reported death toll of 17,000 with some contemporary accounts suggesting many less fatalities despite massive destruction. The eruption produced the longest lava flow in recorded history for Etna, burying the city and filling the moat of the Ursino Castle before entering the sea.
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