El Salvador: Volcano Continues to Eject Gases, No Victims Reported

The volcano chaparrastiquelocated east of The Savior and which erupted in December 2013, continues to expel gases and ash, with no reported victims or material damage, as reported this Saturday by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN).

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According to a report “special” from MARN, the total number of explosions registered since last November 15 is 146, with a daily average of 13, and the average height that the explosions reach is around 500 meters.

The highest-altitude explosions, approximately 1,100 meters, were recorded on November 18 and 19, according to the report.

According to historical records, the report indicates, the San Miguel volcano -also known as this- is characterized by having this type of activity, which is classified as “strombolian” and is characterized by explosions, generally not very violent, accompanied by hot mixtures of gases, ash and rock fragments.

The Civil Protection Directorate issued a warning on November 16 for two departments in the eastern part of the country due to the activity presented by the volcano.

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Civil Protection pointed out that, since the eruption of the Chaparrastique volcano in December 2013, “It has remained in permanent activity and in the last few hours there have been slight explosions, gas emissions and water vapor.”

The institution warned that the activity it currently presents could generate “slight inconvenience to the health of the inhabitants due to gases emitted, interruption and momentary suspensions in the mobility of vehicular traffic and pedestrian circulation”.

Chaparrastique is located at about 2,130 meters above sea level and its last eruption, before 2013, was in 1976, according to data from the Ministry of the Environment, which maintains permanent surveillance of some eight active volcanoes.

Source: Elcomercio

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