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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Mexico City l Prepared for a historic evacuation


According spread the Mexican news portal Excelsior, authorities are already working on the refurbishment of  hostels  to accommodate, if necessary, to " 11 thousand or 12 thousand people "living in three villages near the  volcano Popocatepetl , whose activity has increased in the last days. "There are already stretchers, and no water" to serve about 11 000 or 12 000 people living in  nearby villages , told Radio National Coordinator of  Civil Protection  of the Ministry of Interior,  Luis Felipe Espinosa BridgeThe  volcano  Popocatepetl, located near the  City of Mexicoexperienced an increase in seismic activity , which prompted officials  alerted two towns  in two states in the Midwest and the capital. The volcano alert level went to " Yellow Phase 3 ", a precursor to the  red alert for some explosions a  constant tremor ,  exhalations  and  expulsion of ash  in the area. The  National Center for Disaster Prevention  reported on Sunday that the volcano, which is covered with snow on top,  threw the sky vapor column about one kilometer . The volcano was rocked Saturday night and issued by the crater glowing rock sometimes. The government  deployed soldiers and federal police  in the area on Sunday in case of a major eruption. In addition,  the authorities isolated an area of 18 square kilometers  around the cone of the volcano of 5450 meters of altitude above sea level.Authorities  conditioned sheltersThe small registered Popocatépetl ash expulsions almost daily since a round of activity began in 1994.  strengthened eruptions began two weeks ago and even more this weekend.

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