Colombia volcano erupts
Pastor Dale Morgan
*Colombia volcano erupts*
From correspondents in Bogota
February 20, 2007 07:50am
Article from: Reuters
COLOMBIAN authorities ordered villages evacuated today after the Nevado
volcano in the south-western province of Huila belched ash and increased
seismic activity threatened to trigger larger eruptions.
"We expect the volcano to continue erupting," said Alberto Nunez, head
of Colombia's Geology Institute.
The evacuation order affects towns located near rivers in Huila and
three other provinces that could be hit by avalanches caused a major
eruption.
Mr Nunez said today's eruption caused a landslide on the banks of one
river and more were feared.
No victims were immediately reported.
The biggest natural disaster in Colombian history occurred in 1985 when
the central Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, killing more than 25,000
people.