The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) assured, this Sunday, April 16, that the situation in the snow-capped volcano of Ruiz It continues unstable, as the earthquakes continue in the crater.
“The thermal anomaly is constant, as is the output of ash. When a satellite detects a thermal anomaly, we are talking about very high temperatures. In the case of Nevado del Ruiz it is 300 or 400 degrees“, explained John Makario Londoño, technical director of geohazards of the SGC and who affirmed that the earthquakes occurred in “the eastern-northeastern and southwestern sectors of the volcano and in the Arenas crater, at depths between 0.5 and 4.5 kilometers“.
(See: Nevado del Ruiz: what would happen if it erupts).
The entity added that the parameters analyzed indicate that the volcano has not returned to its normal activity and that the column of gases reached a height of 1,600 meters.
On the other hand, the authorities made the decision to close the Los Nevados National Natural Park (PNN).
“No tour operator is authorized to offer services and tours“, He said Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam).
(See: They report ash fall in two municipalities near the Nevado del Ruiz).
And it was announced that the Military Forces, in conjunction with the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD), carry out maintenance of the tertiary roads, in case they must be used to evacuate communities.
(See: Activity of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano changed: it has new magma).
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