On Alert at the Puracé Volcano, the Ungrd Recommends Evacuating some Municipalities of Cauca
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After the increase in the activity of the volcano, and as a preventive action, 70 people who live near the crater will be evacuated
The authorities of the Disaster Risk Management Unit of the Governorate of Cauca with the Mayor of Puracé are looking for exits.
Volcán Puracé, in the department of Cauca. Photo: Servicio Geológico Colombiano The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation asked the national and regional authorities to intensify the contingency plans in the face of the increase in the seismic activity of the Puracé volcano, located in the volcanic chain Los Coconucos, in the department of Cauca. The call comes after the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) maintains the orange alert, a lev…
The volcano Puracé, located in Cauca a few kilometers from Popayán, persists in its condition of instability. The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) confirmed in its most recent bulletin that the volcanic system maintains seismic signals related to the displacement of fluids since it was declared on Orange alert. The SGC reported that the records of Tremor (TR) and Long Period (LP) seismicity continue, both associated with the permanent circulat…
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