On that occasion, a tongue of lava about a mile [2 km] wide and 15 miles [25 km] long overflowed Catania’s city walls, swallowed up the homes of more than 27,000 people, and partially filled the city’s harbor.
Tookord valgus 2 kilomeetri laiune ja 25 kilomeetri pikkune laavakeel üle Catania linnamüüri, purustas enam kui 27 000 inimese kodud ning mattis enda alla osa sadamast.