MEXICO-VOLCANO/EVACUATIONS Mexican village in shadow of Fire volcano evacuates after massive eruptions

Record ID: 147481

  • Title: MEXICO-VOLCANO/EVACUATIONS Mexican village in shadow of Fire volcano evacuates after massive eruptions
  • Date: 12th July 2015
  • Summary: COMALA, COLIMA, MEXICO (JULY 11, 2015) (REUTERS) LAVA FROM CRATER OF FIRE VOLCANO PEOPLE LOOKING AT VOLCANO INCANDESCENT ROCKS AT VOLCANO MORE OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT VOLCANO VARIOUS OF LAVA FLOWING FROM VOLCANO COMALA, COLIMA, MEXICO (JULY 12, 2015) (REUTERS) ENTRANCE TO TEMPORARY SHELTER EVACUATED RESIDENTS WAITING FOR BREAKFAST AT SHELTER WOMEN AT SHELTER PEOPLE HAVING BRE
  • Embargoed: 27th July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Mexico
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: The precarious existence of residents in the shadow of Mexico's Fire volcano led to evacuations after a spectacular smoke and lava show raised concern the eruption could become the biggest in a century.
    Half a dozen hamlets in Colima state have been evacuated and at least 70 people relocated to a temporary shelter.
    Authorities said the evacuation zone was set up around a five-kilometre (three-mile) radius of the volcano's peak after lava was observed coming down its flanks and heavy soot blankets nearby villages, a similar pattern of activity that preceded one of its largest eruptions in 2013.
    Local resident Adelina Vizcaino was forced to leave her home after suffering health problems from the volcanic ash.
    "We were evacuated because there was a lot of ash and it was harmful. It burned my eyes and then my head hurt, my ears hurt and my nose and throat couldn't handle it," she said.
    Meeting in the state capital, civil protection authorities discussed preventative measures amidst fears the volcano's rumblings could last for weeks.
    "There will likely be fluctuations in the coming days or weeks, with an increase in level. The second is that maintains current activity with some fluctuations for several weeks which will stabilise. The third, is that in a matter of days or weeks activity reduces to previous levels which were observed last year," said Carlos Gutierrez from Mexico's disaster relief body CENAPRED.
    Mexico's Fire volcano, or Colima volcano, has erupted more than 40 times since the 16th century.
    The Fire Volcano was most recently active in January and February of 2015 but no evacuations were warranted.
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