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Tungurahua volcano
(Photo Hermann Schirmacher)




Beloved,
via email come now some requests to the volcano at me. From
screen Achers also DMG I have the green light this info from his blog to post here with me. Hermann wrote:

"With a team of HCJB Global Hands, we visited the area from the Tungurahua volcano. The Tungurahua is located about 130 km south of Quito, and is very active since 1999. In July and August 2006, there were large outbreaks where 6 people were killed.
are especially dangerous to the pyroclastic flows that consist of hot embers, gases and ash clouds and reach a very high speed. One of the lava and debris flows reached the road between Baños and Puyo, which covered up the road up to 10 meters. For two weeks the activity has again increased sharply.
said at a preparatory meeting at the United Nations, the Director of the Geophysical Institute, Hugo Yépez that you currently can not yet assess how the situation is he classified as "critical" to develop in the coming hours and days is.
In a meeting with Civil Defence and the mayor of the tourist resort of Baños at the foot of Tungurahua, one was left in relative and has no evacuation plans, but only short-term measures to move into areas with lower risk.
The residents feel protected by ravines, passing out the possible lava flows at the site.
My colleague Martin Harrison has made our visit a short video in Youtube and found pure "
(Here, please check the homepage: http://www.hschirma.blogspot.com/ picture and sound)

So, you need you make us here in Quito do not worry - but it's critical to
the people in this province.

short but warm, your iris is free of noise from the Andes