The snow-capped volcano of Ruiz continues to be monitored by the authorities and the place continues with the declaration of Orange alert.
(See: They report ash fall in two municipalities near the Nevado del Ruiz).
In his latest reports, the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) has reported that the volcano remains unstable due to “seismicity related to the movement of fluids inside the volcanic conduits associated with ash emission“.
In addition, the entity informed what would happen if the Nevado del Ruiz erupts.
The SGC clarified that “We cannot accurately predict when or how an eventual eruption of considerable magnitude from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano would be.”, but what volcanic phenomena would occur in the event of an eruption.
(See: Nevado del Ruiz maintains ash emissions and thermal anomalies).
These are:
1. Pyroclastic flows or burning clouds. They are a mixture of gases with solid materials such as ash and rocks of various sizes, which can move at high speeds and at high temperatures from the volcano.
2. Lahars or avalanches. They are volcanic mudflows that are made up of a mixture of rock, sand, clay, debris, and water. Lahars are highly destructive due to their density and the speed they can take.
3. Ballistic projectiles or rock fragments They can be highly destructive because of their size, temperature, and the speed they can take.
4. Ash and lapilli. They are small fragments (< 64 mm) of volcanic material carried by the wind. The impact they generate depends on the amount of material that falls.
(See: Activity of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano changed: it has new magma).
?We cannot accurately predict when or what an eventual eruption of a considerable magnitude from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano would be like, but we do have enough information to understand what volcanic phenomena could occur in the event this occurs???
– Colombian Geological Service (@sgcol) April 14, 2023
President Gustavo Petro signed a decree extending the declaration of national disaster for the winter to also deal with a possible emergency at Ruiz.
(See: Petro ordered the evacuation of 2,500 families from the Nevado del Ruiz area).
Thanks to this, they will be able to allocate resources to evacuations, shelters, among other provisions.
Near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
After signing the decree, it is understood that, as stipulated in article 6, “EThe National Government and other competent entities will carry out all the pertinent steps to obtain sufficient and necessary resources so that the National Fund for Disaster Risk Management has sufficient resources to ensure immediate support for national and territorial entities. to deal with disaster situation“.
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