Evacuation Continues in
Colombia Despite Reduced
Volcanic Activity
The evacuation of
inhabitants continues
despite the reduced
activity of Colombia's
Galeras volcano, which
erupted on Thursday
night but caused no
injuries, according to
local authorities.
Although Galeras stopped
emitting volcanic
substances after the
initial eruption,
inhabitants must be
transferred to safe
refuges as a precaution,
Colombian Geology and
Mining Institute
technical director Cesar
Lopez said on Friday.
The Galeras volcano "is
not ejecting volcanic
substances but the
community must be
attentive to the
information presented by
local and regional
emergency committees,"
Lopez said.
He called for the
continued evacuation
amid reports that while
up to 8,000 inhabitants
in the risk zone need to
be moved to safer
places, only 100 of them
have taken refuge. Many
people pay no heed to
the warning.
The Galeras volcano, 920
km south of the capital
Bogota, is in Narino
province, bordering
Ecuador. It has
previously erupted in
1992, 1993, 2004 and
2006.
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