In the insular region, the cancellation of activities will be until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday 15, and in the continental zone until 5:00 p.m.
The National Service for Risk and Emergency Management recommended the suspension of maritime activities in the continental and insular coastal zone of Ecuador after the volcanic eruption on the island of Tonga, registered this Saturday 15.
As a precaution due to a possible impact on the local tide and the presence of strong currents, the entity suggested the suspension of maritime and recreation activities on the coastal edge of the insular region until 3:00 p.m. this Saturday the 15th, and in the continental zone until 17:00.
Cristian Torres, general director of the National Risk Management Service, reported that the respective chain of calls and communication to local authorities was made.
The entity indicated that the event is under constant monitoring by the Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Navy (Inocar).
This is how the satellites captured on video the violent eruption of an underwater volcano on the island of Tonga
After 12:00, that institution maintained the tsunami observation status for the Ecuadorian continental and insular maritime sector.
This Saturday the 15th, a volcanic eruption was recorded near the island of Tonga, in the South Pacific, which triggered a tsunami in that island nation.
The United States and Chile have issued tsunami alerts on various coasts and asked citizens to take appropriate precautions. (I)
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