2023-05-23 08:35:03
outbreak feared
Popocatépetl coughs – Mexico shortly before a state of emergency
Popocatépetl is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico. For days now he has been spewing ash, steam and gas again. The state of Puebla has already taken numerous measures.
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The Mexican volcano Popocatépetl is already spewing ash and dust. In 2019 there was a spectacular outbreak.
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One of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, Popocatépetl, could be about to erupt.
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For days he has been spewing ash, gas and dust.
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Air traffic in Puebla has already been suspended, and face-to-face teaching in 40 cities has been cancelled.
Because of the increased activity of the volcano popocatepetl Face-to-face teaching has been canceled at numerous schools in central Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Monday that more than 7,000 soldiers were ready in the event of an evacuation of the surrounding towns. The volcano has been spewing ash, steam and gas for days. In 40 cities and towns in the state of Puebla, there were no classes in schools on Monday, according to the local government. The lessons for over a million students in the region are held virtually, wrote Governor Sergio Salomón Céspedes on Twitter.
Air traffic is also affected by the activity of the volcano. The international airport in the city of Puebla will initially remain closed until Tuesday morning, the state operator ASA announced on Monday afternoon (local time). The ash should be removed from the runways and the situation should then be reassessed. There were also numerous flight cancellations and delays at Mexico City Airport on Monday.
Smoke column over 1600 meters high
The authorities had previously increased the warning level. According to the national civil defense, the new warning level is only one step away from the red alert level, in which the population should be ready for an evacuation. Evacuation routes and the designation of emergency shelters should be reviewed on Monday. About 25 million people live within a radius of 100 kilometers.
The more than 5400 meter high Popocatépetl is one of the most active volcanoes mexico. It is 85 kilometers southeast of the capital, Mexico City. In the past few days, it has repeatedly emitted ash, steam and gas. According to the civil defense, on Monday there was a 1,600 meter high column of smoke above the crater of the volcano.
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