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Eruption Alert issued as Mexico volcano blasts out ash
* From: AAP
* August 31, 2011 1:24PM
A VOLCANO near Mexico City is shooting blasts of ash from its
crater, prompting authorities to warn residents that ash could
start falling on the city overnight.
The Popocatepetl volcano spewed ash more than a kilometre into the
sky four times on Tuesday, Mexico's national disaster prevention
agency said.
It said there was a possibility ash could fall on to Mexico City
overnight.
The agency was urging people to stay at least 12 kilometres from
the crater.
The 15,450-metre volcano, pronounced po-po-ka-TEH-peh-tel, is
located about 65 kilometres southeast of the Mexican capital.