The Cotopaxi, Sangay and Reventador volcanoes share the category of assets, in the process of eruption. The situation of each one is different, however, in the last 24 hours they have registered more than nine gas and ash emissions.
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This was confirmed by the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School.
According to the daily report issued by the IG, the Sangay volcano, located in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago, recorded four ash emissions in the last 24 hours, reaching a height of 870 meters above the crater level.
In addition, it was reported that a gas emission was recorded this morning, with a height of 1,500 meters. The direction of these emissions remained to the southwest.
This volcano also emitted 1,610 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and 40 thermal alerts were reported. During the night the inhabitants managed to see incandescence coming out of the crater.
‘When we were children, the Sangay did not sound like that, it is as if the volcano was angry’
On the other hand, the Reventador volcano, located between the provinces of Napo and Sucumbíos, presented twelve explosions during the night of Friday, January 27, 2023.
Like the Sangay, it registered four ash emissions during the last 24 hours, with a height of 1,000 meters above the crater level.
This volcano did not register thermal alerts, but the descent of incandescent material was observed on all flanks, reaching a distance of 700 meters below the crater.
Three volcanoes are currently erupting in Ecuador
The third volcano in the process of erupting, Cotopaxi, located in the province with the same name, registered a gas emission 400 meters above the level of the crater during the early hours of this Saturday.
The direction this emission took was southwest.
This morning the colossus that can be seen from Quito, the capital of Ecuador, looked clear, with small gas outlets near the crater.
500 people participated in a drill in Quito due to the eruptive activity of the Cotopaxi volcano; there were complaints and recommendations from the public
During Friday, the expulsion of 1,601 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) was recorded and a thermal anomaly was reported.
Risk and security institutions have initiated a series of emergency protocols to react to an imminent eruption.
Drills and debates on prevention measures have increased in recent weeks, especially on Cotopaxi, due to its proximity to populated areas. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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