Colima Volcano Sprays Ashes Over Seven Municipalities

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Proteccion Civil Jalisco sends out recommendations on how to take care of your health and how to reduce risks on the high ways.

Guadalajara, Jalisco (01/04/2015). In order to avoid irritation by inhalation or eye contact, Proteccion Civil Jalisco is recommending to everybody, especially those residing in any of the seven municipalities who were showered by ashes, to remain in their homes and to cover all water tanks and foods.

The explosion of the volcano sent a column of ashes that reached an altitude of approximately 1.8 miles.

The prevention office registered the start of the eruption at about 9:00 a.m. yesterday. The magnitude of the eruption had fallout over seven municipalities: Zapotlan El Grande. Concepcion de Buenos Aires, Manzanilla de la Paz, Ayotlan, Poncitlan, Jamay y Tizapan.

At first it was thought that ashes have fallen on Gomez Farias, Toliman, Tuxpan, Zapotiltic, Tamazuela de Gordiano, Valle de Juarez, Mazamitla and Tonila. But it was not the case.

Proteccion Civil sent Ash alerts to nearby villages and recommended to maximize precaution in the streets and highways, giving the fact that the accumulation of fallout from the crater seriously obstructed visibility.


At 11:21 a.m., another column of ashes, of about 200 meters, erupted from the second volcano’s exhalation. Proteccion Civil, however, discarded any risk to nearby villages.

This brought back memories of phenomenon of greater magnitude in the area, like the eruption of the Volcan de Fuego in November 21st. (2014), which left a column of ashes of more than five thousand meters.

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