Ülkenin en faal yanardağı olarak bilinen Galeras’ın püskürttüğü küllerin 500 bin nüfuslu Pasto kentini kapladığı ve 7 bin kişinin tahliye edildiği kaydedildi.
Pasto kenti belediye başkanı, 6068 metre yüksekliğindeki yanardağın havanın kararmasından sonra faaliyete geçtiğini söyledi.
Galeras Yanardağı’nın 1993’te patlaması sonucu 9 kişi ölmüştü. Ölenler arasında yanardağın kraterinden gaz örnekleri toplamaya çalışan 5 bilim adamı bulunuyordu. Yanardağ en son geçen yıl Ocakta faaliyete geçmişti.
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Galeras volcano erupts in southwestern Colombia
A volcano in southwestern Colombia erupted on Saturday, blanketing the nearby provincial capital of Pasto in ash and prompting the evacuation of 7,000 people living in its shadow. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
Mount Galeras began erupting about an hour after dark, spewing "an abundant ashfall on urban Pasto and on some rural areas," said Eduardo Alvarado, mayor of the city of 500,000.
Pasto is just over 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the 14,110-foot volcano, which is widely considered Colombia's most active.
"We've recommended that people who live in urban areas remain in their homes," said Alvarado. "The city is tranquil despite the great quantity of ash that has fallen."
No injuries or other problems had been reported, but authorities did order two water treatment plants near Galeras to shut down, Alvarado said.
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