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Quito, July 22. Emissions of gas and ash 700 meters above the summit were recorded on the Ecuadorian volcano Reventador from its crater rolled incandescent blocks in the last hours informed today. the Institute of Geophysics of the Ecole Polytechnique.
In his Facebook profile, the Institute pointed out that the volcano maintains a "high" eruptive activity. 19659003] In the late afternoon of yesterday, emissions of gas and ash to the west were observed, reaching up to 700 meters above the top
At night, glowing blocks the crater, from the southeast flank, noted and added that moderate rains were reported overnight.
Last Thursday, the Institute of Geophysics reported a slight ash drop from the volcano [1945900] 8] Reventador in areas of the province of Pichincha, whose capital is Quito.
According to the IG slight fall of fine volcanic ash was recorded in the area of Tababela and Puembo near Quito International Airport
In November 2002, an eruption of Reventador raised a big cloud of ashes which, because of the winds, went to Quito and covered several parts of the city. capital .
The Reventador volcano is located about 90 kilometers east of Quito, on a spur of the eastern branch of the Andean mountain range that is lost with the beginning of the Amazon basin.
3,560 meters high, this volcano began its current eruptive process in 2002 and was characterized by explosions, gas and ash emissions, lava flows and lahars. EFE
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