Nicaragua's San
Cristobal Volcano Spews
Gas, Ash
(Reuters) - Nicaragua's
San Cristobal volcano
rumbled with a series of
small explosions on
Friday and spewed gases
and ash that reached a
small town in the
northwest of the
country, but authorities
said no one was hurt.
San Cristobal, which
stands 5,725 feet (1,745
meters) above sea level,
is Nicaragua's highest
volcano and one of eight
active volcanoes in the
small Central American
nation, according to the
U.S. Geological Survey
Web site.
Nicaragua's geographic
institute Ineter said
the San Cristobal
volcano produced a
series of tremors in
recent weeks but said it
did not pose an
immediate risk to
communities living in
surrounding areas.
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