While we were celebrating on roof top yesterday
night, our eyes started itching and soon the floor, sofas, tables… everything
was covered in volcanic ash. Volcano Popocatepetl
erupted with tremendous amount of ash.This was quite a unique incident for all of
us.
I realized seeing pics in the morning that the
eruption was actually very huge. Here is the news coverage translated in
English and the pic taken at the dawn yesterday
Popocatépetl
volcanic alert remains yellow Phase II
The National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred) reported that after eruptive episode recorded yesterday in the Popocatepetl volcano, volcanic alert remains at Phase II yellow, although it is likely they present moderate exhalations, some with emissions ash.
In its latest report, the agency of the
Ministry of the Interior (Interior Ministry) also reported sporadic
explosions could present low level has moderate probability of
emission of incandescent fragments short distance and faint crater glow at the
crater of the volcano observable overnight.
Around eruptive episode
that began at 19:28 am on Tuesday, said that stayed with equal intensity until
1:58 on Wednesday and then diminished to 03:30, when the volcano returned to
its levels previous activity.
The Cenapred explained that this episode had a
total duration of eight hours and that there have been reports of ashfall
Tianguismanalco San Juan, San Pedro Benito Juarez, Atlixco Puebla ,
plus it is probably also submitted in most populations in the southeast sector
of the volcano.
He called on the authorities to continue the
safety radius of 12 kilometers to avoid the presence of people in place and
maintain controlled traffic between Santiago
and San Pedro Nexapa Xalitzintla via Paso de Cortés.
A Civil Protection authorities, called for
maintaining the preventive procedures, according to their operational plans,
and people, being attentive to official information that is disseminated.
He recalled that Popocatepetl
volcano monitoring is performed continuously 24 hours and that any changes in
the activity will be reported in a timely manner.
Reference Link: http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2013/05/08/popocatepetl-mantiene-alerta-volcanica-amarillo-fase-ii
