A beautiful video has emerged of molten lava flowing down the slope of the Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy.

The footage, shot on Thursday, shows the molten rock making its way down the slope as the volcano is still erupting.

"This is the latest of many lava flows generated from the crater in March this lava flow has dropped down for kilometers reaching an altitude of 2200 meters," the filmer wrote online.

The Etna volcano continues to erupt.
Continues the emission of lava from a fracture at the base of the Southeast Crater at an altitude of 3000 meters, this is the latest of many lava flows generated from the crater in March this lava flow has dropped down for kilometers reaching an altitude of 2200 meters. The mayors of the towns around the volcano have enacted the ban to reach the areas affected by the eruption if not accompanied by a guide.