Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in Costa Rica records “energetic” eruption with no damage report

The Rincón de la Vieja volcano, located in the north of Costa Ricaregistered this Friday an eruption “energetic” without any person or infrastructure being affected, the authorities reported.

Is “an eruption that reaches approximately 2,500 meters above the summit spewing mainly hot materials out of the (crater) lake that are transported by rivers towards the north face of the volcano”said the geologist Blás Sánchez through a video released to the press by the National Emergency Commission (CNE).

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He Rincon de la Vieja volcano is one of the five assets in Costa Rica, located in the Guanacaste region about 270 km northwest of San José. So far it is at alert level 2 of 4, which implies a state of “significant” seismicity and small eruptions with “significant emission of acid gases”according to him Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (Ovsicori).

“Throughout this week this volcano has registered important eruptions, although not as large as this one, and it has been throwing materials into the rivers, with which it has a condition of high activity”Sanchez added.

The geologist of the CNE pointed out that this type of eruption “It suggests that the activity is increasing”.

The report of ovsicori He pointed out that the eruption produced a dense column of material that reached up to 500 meters above the crater, which collapsed and produced flows of sediment and water that descended the north flank of the volcano. It also generated a column of water vapor with “little ash content” that exceeded 2 km in height.

For the moment, the authorities have asked the residents of the towns on the northern slope of the volcano to stay away from the rivers and streams that descend from the volcano due to possible contamination from the emanated materials.

No damage to people or infrastructure is reported, they said from the CNE.

He Rincon de la Vieja volcano It is a massif 1,895 meters high located in the Cordillera Central Costa Ricanwhich runs through the center of the country from north to south, and one of the busiest in the country.

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