Sicilian towns face bankruptcy over Etna clean-up costs

Italian government earmarks 5m to help villages get rid of volcanic cinders from erupting volcano

Dozens of Sicilian towns face bankruptcy due to the cost of cleaning up the volcanic ash left by Mount Etna, which has been erupting regularly since February.

The Italian government on Monday allocated 5m to compensate several villages struggling to pay to get rid of the volcanic cinders, the cost of which can reach more than 1m with every eruption.