Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio, Latin: Mons Vesuvius) is a stratovolcano on the Bay of Naples, Italy, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Naples …. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. …

Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. …

The last major eruption was in March 1944. …

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The PLAN is an emergency evacuation of 600,000 people.