Tolima and four other departments are on alert for increased activity at the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. The Geological Service reported that since 1985 seismicity has not been recorded as high as this week.
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In the municipality of Murillo, in Tolima, one of the closest towns to the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, classes were suspended in six schools and tourist activity in the area was prohibited. Four other departments: Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío and Cundinamarca, are taking measures, because there could be a strong eruption.
From the Nevado del Tolima they recorded one of Ruiz’s exhalations. Photo: @AhoraSiEstoy
This time, it is the same Colombian Geological Service and the Risk Management Unit, who warn of a possible emergency.
A few hours ago, it went from yellow alert to orange, “this level indicates that in days or weeks the Nevado del Ruiz volcano could erupt a major eruption to those it has done in the last decade.”
What set alarm bells ringing was the comprehensive evaluation of the parameters monitored by
the SGC, and the seismic events registered during the last days, “located at a distance from the crater between 2 and 5 kilometers with depths between 2 and 4 kilometers from the top”.
It had an increase in activity and on March 29, there were more earthquakes than in the entire history of monitoring since 1985.
Call for prevention, by the Nevado del Ruiz
The general director of the UNGRD, Javier Pava Sánchez, calls on the government authorities, “the necessary preventive actions can be taken to
timely manner.”
In the last 24 hours, there have been at least 9,600 earthquakes.
Authorities have been meeting in an extraordinary way for hours, to activate contingency plans. In some populations, they are evacuating preventively.
In Murillo, Tolima. School activities and all tourist activities in the upper area towards Nevado del Ruiz are suspended due to Orange Alert III. pic.twitter.com/DvzjLyN8BD
– germansantolim2 (@germansantolim2) March 31, 2023
The Nevado del Ruiz has been registering more than “normal” activity in the last decade and between 2022 and so far in 2023, it has intensified.
There has been a strong fall of ash in nearby towns.
This video is from March 21:
Nevado del Ruíz volcano pic.twitter.com/aZQAfIquFf
— Cecy (@Cecysimplemente) March 21, 2023
What measures does the government have? For the population. Are you prepared for an imminent eruption? @petrogustavo
— VictoriaCano (@VictoriaCanotti) March 31, 2023
