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Bogotá, November 22. (SNE). - The Government announced the transfer of 8 000 inhabitants living in three municipalities located in Narino high risk area of \u200b\u200bthe volcano Galeras (Pasto, Nariño and La Florida), after the Ingeominas reported increased seismicity in recent days and changed the alarm from level 3 to 2, which means "risk of rash in terms of days or weeks
Source: Presidency of the Republic
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Galeras INGEOMINAS
The director of the National Institute of Geology and Mining (Ingeominas), Julian Villarruel Toro said "For its part, the reasons that took the body to increase the alarm level for Galeras volcano.
"The volcano was at level 3, which meant that there was a seismic activity but without any risk. Now switch to level 2, where an eruption might occur in terms of days and weeks, "he said.
He added: "In the last four or five days there was a high development in the presence of a series of tremors that characterize or are precedents of eruptions that have occurred historically in the volcano. They are very representative earthquakes of magnitudes of 2.6 on the Richter scale, that a volcano is very high. "
also noted that presents a material dome in the bottom of the crater, which has approximately 3 billion cubic meters, which makes it quite dangerous given pressurization.
said that the risk area is located in the village of Jenoy in rural area of \u200b\u200bPasto and the municipalities of Nariño and Florida. Press
Ingeominas (PDF) 22/11/2006
LEVEL II (ERUPTION LIKELY IN TERMS OF DAYS OR WEEKS) Galeras Localisation
coordinates: 1 ° 13'0 "N 77 ° 22'0 i" W
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