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Ecuador raises alert as Tungurahua volcano spews ash
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27 April 2011 Last updated at 00:49 GMT


Ecuador raises alert as Tungurahua volcano spews ash
The Tungurahua volcano spews ash and steam during an eruption on 25 April 2011 This is the first significant activity from the Tungurahua volcano this year


Ecuador has declared an amber alert after the Tungurahua volcano started spewing ash again.

A plume more than 7km (4.3 miles) high could be seen emerging from the volcano in central Ecuador.

The authorities evacuated residents living near the volcano's rim and ordered local schools to close.

The Tungurahua has erupted periodically over the past 12 years, but this is its first significant activity this year.

Monitors said they detected six eruptions, ranging from moderate to large.

"According to our observations, damages to crops, pastures and small effects to the health of people are already evident," the Ecuadorean geophysics institute said.
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This is the first significant activity from the Tungurahua volcano this year
Edited by Audi-Tek, April 28 2011, 12:11 AM.
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The Ecuador volcano has gotten worse

Tungurahua had a significant explosive eruption, prompting evacuations of schools and villages near the volcano. Tungurahua produced a 7 km / ~23,000 foot ash plume, which is a bit surprising considering that last report from Instituto Geofisico in Ecuador reported "activity at Tungurahua continued to decrease and ash was absent from plumes." This eruption clearly shows that the volcano has roared back to a period of activity - you can read some of the details on the IG update for the current eruption (Spanish), including reports of 6 explosions in the last day and severe ground shaking in the town of Banos near the volcano. Hugo Yepes, a geologist from the IG, was quoted as saying this eruption was one of the largest at the volcano in the past 11 years and that the IG expects that this eruption might go on for "several days". The Ecuadoran government placed the volcano on Orange Alert status, meaning mandatory evacuations for a number of villages near Tungurahua. Some air traffic in and out of Quito has also been effected by the eruption.
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