Italian island of Vulcano orders partial evacuation after increased activity

Mayor of island that gave volcanoes their name also bans tourists after rise in sulphurous gases

The mayor of the island of Vulcano, in Sicily's Aeolian archipelago, has ordered the evacuation of about 150 people and banned tourists due to increased volcanic activity and gases in the area.

Last October, Italy's civil protection agency issued an amber alert for the tiny island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 15 miles (25km) north of Sicily, after a series of significant changes in volcanic parameters.