Popocatepetl volcano spews blasts of ash into sky south of Mexico City
08/30/2011 23:59
Washington Post: MEXICO CITY — The Popocatepetl (po-po-ka-TEH-peh-tel) volcano south of Mexico City is shooting blasts of ash from its crater.
Mexico’s national disaster prevention agency says the volcano has spewed ash more than a half mile (a kilometer) into the sky four times Tuesday. It says there is a possibility ash could fall onto Mexico City overnight.
The agency is urging people to stay at least 7 miles (12 kilometers) from the crater.
The 17,886-foot (5,450-meter) volcano is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of the capital.
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