January 09, 2020

Anna Murray 

Popocatépetl, the second tallest volcano in both Mexico and North America, erupted on January 9th, spewed a three-kilometer column of ash and lava into the sky. Nobody was hurt in the eruption incident.

According to Luis Felipe Puente, Civil Protection chief, the warning level maintained at “yellow Phase 2”, which means there is no forthcoming danger, since the eruption at Mexico's most active volcano, Popocatépetl, was considered normal. However, Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention, CENAPRED, advised people not to get too close to the volcano or the crater to avoid the risk caused by the falling ballistic fractions.

Popocatépetl was extremely active in 2019, which erupted several times, including twice in late July, and one in June, which discharged ash rising between four and five kilometers above its crater.

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