Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador spouts fire again

The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador after several months of relative calm spits back fire and ashes. It had formed a three-mile-high cloud of smoke, the director of civil protection, according to media reports that said on Tuesday. On the slopes of lava flows and incandescent rocks into the valley, reported the Geophysical Institute of the South American country.

In addition, a rumble was heard, and the let vibrate in the villages around the windows. Because of the danger of an outbreak of the Civil Protection called the second-highest alert level. In the nearby villages were distributed face masks and first aid packets.

If the situation heats up, several communities are to be evacuated. "The rumble of us not so much worried. We must also work in the fields, because we earn our livelihood, "said a farmer of the newspaper" El Comercio ". Finally, between December and January harvest.

The 5,000-meter high Tungurahua, located in the Ecuadorian Andes, about 130 kilometers south of the capital Quito. In the language of the natives the name means "fire throat." The volcano is back after more than a century since 1999, active rest. Died in 2006 with major outbreaks of several people.

 

 

 

 

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