Colombia Volcano Erupts, Thousands Flee

Source: Associated Press

Colombia Volcano Erupts, Thousands Flee

NEIVA, Colombia, Apr. 18, 2007

(AP) Thousands of people were evacuated after a long-dormant
volcano erupted late Tuesday and again early Wednesday, provoking
avalanches and floods that swept away houses and bridges.

The Nevado del Huila volcano's eruptions were its first on record
since Colombia was colonized by the Spanish 500 years ago.

There are about 10,000 people living in the area around the volcano,
and about 3,500 had been evacuated, Luz Amanda Pulido, director of
the national disaster office, told The Associated Press after flying
over the volcano in southwest Colombia.

There were no reports of deaths or injuries.

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Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/18/ap/tech/main2700079.shtml

probably won't get much coverage today.

Was there any warning or expectation that this volcano would become active again?

and venting steam and ash. I've also watched Mt Augustine in Alaska. It's a beautiful cone. Right now the web cam is down, but there are some good images.

Farmers need that good soil and understand the risks of living in the shadow of a volcano. It's always sad that costs people's lives.

Augustine

Wow...thanks for this.

Colombia volcano erupts for the 1st time in 500 yrs

Neiva, Colombia, April 19: Thousands of people were evacuated after a long-dormant volcano erupted late Tuesday and again early Wednesday, provoking avalanches and floods that swept away houses and bridges.

The Nevado del Huila volcano's eruptions were its first on record since Colombia was colonized by the Spanish 500 years ago.

There are about 10,000 people living in the area around the volcano, and about 3,500 had been evacuated, Luz Amanda Pulido, director of the national disaster office, said after flying over the volcano in southwest Colombia.

There were no reports of deaths or injuries.

The eruption sent an avalanche of rocks down the volcano's sides and into the Paez and Simbola rivers, causing them to flood.

"The bridges were swept away, the highway used by the indigenous in the zone was destroyed for various kilometers (miles) and the problem we have now is the lack of a route to deliver goods and medicines to the population," Police Gen. Orlando Paez said.

More:
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=366590&ssid=26&sid=ENV





You can see Nevado de Huila near the southern border, near Cali.

a reminder for those of us who live near volcanic areas: the Earth never rests...

...raised in the shadow of Mt. Lassen, writing from scenic Lake Co. CA, next to the volcano, Mt. Konocti.

God must be pissed at the Colombian Homosexuals, right?