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Ecuador Takes Measures
To Protect Water Systems
After Volcanic Eruptions
Officials in western
Ecuador Wednesday took
measures to protect the
area's water systems
after the eruptions of
the Tungurahua volcano.
The Geophysical
Institute (IG) director
Hugo Yepez said that
Tungurahua's recent
strong eruptions
continue to emit
volcanic substances,
including gases and
thick ash clouds that
the wind spreads
throughout the region.
"We ask all officials to
activate the Civilian
Defense (protection)
system, to call the
emergency centers, and
to implement a series of
measures to protect the
water systems, and to
tell inhabitants to
protect their water
tanks," said Yepez.
Yepez said that a big
cloud of volcanic dust
is heading southwest and
west of Ecuadorian
territory and that it
may affect the provinces
of Bolivar, Chimborazo,
Guayas, Manabi and Canar.
The officials of said
provinces had drawn up a
contingency plan to deal
with volcanic ash
rainfall and warned
inhabitants about the
risks of breathing ash
air.
The Tungurahua volcano,
5,029 meters above sea
level, is located in
this South American
country's central
region. It has
registered some 135
strong explosions in the
past 24 hours, forcing
the evacuation of the
inhabitants living near
the volcano.
The villages located in
the volcano's outskirts
were dislodged at the
beginning of the
eruption, said
Chimborazo province
governor Pablo Morillo.
The IG confirmed that an
intense eruption has
begun, similar to the
eruptions registered on
July 14 and Aug. 16 in
2006.
The IG reported in a
special bulletin that
since Wednesday
afternoon it has
registered "short term
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A man sweeps the ashes
of the Tungurahua
volcano as he wears a
mask to protect himself
in the streets of Quero,
Ecuador, some 150 km
south of Quito, |
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