Reventador volcano in Ecuador emits ashes and incandescent blocks – Latin America – International

Emissions of gas and ash 700 meters above the summit were recorded in the Ecuadorian volcano Reventador, whose crater of incandescent blocks sank in the last hours, informed Sunday the Geophysical Institute of the Ecole Polytechnique. his Facebook profile, the Institute noted that the volcano maintains a "high" eruptive activity.

At the end of Saturday afternoon, emissions of gas and ash were observed to the west, reaching up to 700 meters

At night, incandescent blocks were observed under the crater, on the southeast flank, he noted, adding that moderate rains had been reported during the night.

of the Reventador volcano in the sectors of the province of Pichincha, whose capital is Quito.

According to the IG, the slight volcanic ash drop was recorded in the area of ​​Tababela and Puembo, near the Quito International Airport.

In November 2002, an eruption of the Reventador raised a large cloud of ashes which, due to winds, he went to Quito and covered several parts of the capital.

The Reventador volcano is located about 90 kilometers east of Quito, on a branch of the eastern branch of the Andean Cordillera which is lost with the beginning of the Amazon basin

From a height of 3,560 meters, this volcano began its current eruptive process in 2002 and was characterized by explosions, gas and ash emissions and lava flows

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