A supervolcano is headed for Pozzuoli, Italy as the government has been planning for a possible mass evacuation of tens of thousands of people who live around the vast volcanic area known as the Campi Flegrei.
Sulfuric gases seep out from the ground of the city, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that draws in hordes of tourists.
Locals have grown accustomed to the persistent odor, the noxious emissions, and the occasional tremors.
In the month of September alone, there were over a thousand minor earthquakes.
However, a significant event occurred on September 27, when a 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook the volcanic region.
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This quake was the most powerful in over four decades and raised concerns that what scientists label a “seismic crisis” might be unfolding for the first time since the early 1980s.
The major earthquake, which didn’t result in any significant structural damage, and approximately 500 smaller quakes in October have left locals on edge.
One resident, Annamaria Scardi, a mother of two teenagers, has also felt concerned by the number of quakes to hit the region.
She said: “Even those small ones (quakes) make us afraid.
