Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spews ash, glowing rock
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MEXICO
CITY (AP) — An explosion at the crater of Mexico's Popocatepetl
volcano hurled incandescent rock about a mile (1.6 kilometers) down
its slopes Thursday.
The
blast early also sent a column of ash 2 miles (3 kilometers) into
the sky near the nation's capital.
The Popocatepetl
Volcano spews ash and smoke as seen from Puebla, central Mexico, on
January 9, 2020. (Photo by Carlos SANCHEZ / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS
SANCHEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Mexico's
civil defense office said ash fell on four towns near the crater
following the outburst.
The
17,797-foot (5,426-meter) volcano has been particularly active in
recent months, several times spewing out sprays of hot rock and
towering clouds of ash
Some
25 million people live within about 60 miles (100 kilometers) of
the mountain's crater.
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