Eyes continue to be on the snow-capped volcano of Ruiz and its activity, which is monitored 24 hours a day by the country’s authorities.
This Saturday April 15, the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) reported that the fracturing of rock inside the volcano decreased compared to previous days. However, he clarified that The earthquakes related to the movement of fluids within the volcanic conduits continue.
(See: Nevado del Ruiz: what would happen if it erupts).
Likewise, the SGC explained that the presence of thermal anomalies at the bottom of the crater and the continuous output of ash They are parameters that indicate a higher level of activity of this with respect to previous weeks.
“The fall of ash continues in areas of Manizales and the thermal anomalies at the bottom of the crater remain“, affirmed John Makario Londoño, director of geohazards of the SGC.
(See: Nevado del Ruiz maintains ash emissions and thermal anomalies).
And it was added that small earthquakes have been registered in the sands crater, at a distance of 3 kilometers from it. The maximum magnitude reached in this sector was 0.3.
The Manizales Government Secretariat, the Metropolitan Police and the National Army They toured the areas of influence of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano and the sectors that could be affected.
On the way they reached the sidewalk kilometer 41 cin order to communicate to the populations the protocols and recommendations that must be followed in case of an emergency.
(See: Activity of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano changed: it has new magma).
However, in a tour that the newspaper EL TIEMPO made through the upper area of the municipality of Villamaría (Caldas), the inhabitants stated that they are not going to leave their homes for now.
Inhabitants of areas close to the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
On the other hand, the Attorney General sent an urgent message to the mayors of 12 municipalities of Tolima so that formulate their disaster risk management maps, before the recent declaration of orange alert due to the variable activity of the volcano.
(See: Petro ordered the evacuation of 2,500 families from the Nevado del Ruiz area).
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*With information from EL TIEMPO
