Saturday, November 08, 2008
Possible eruption in Colombia
Authorities in the southern Colombian department of Nariño are on high alert after the Galeras volcano became active and blew smoke one and a half mile up in the sky.
The Galeras is one of the volcanoes of the so called "Pacific Ring of Fire", has a height of 4,275 meters and is one of Colombia's fifteen active volcanoes.
The volcano erupted a dozen times since 1989. The last time was in January when surrounding towns and villages had to be evacuated.
The Galeras is one of the volcanoes of the so called "Pacific Ring of Fire", has a height of 4,275 meters and is one of Colombia's fifteen active volcanoes.
The volcano erupted a dozen times since 1989. The last time was in January when surrounding towns and villages had to be evacuated.
# posted by kevin : 8:34 PM
