Volcano forces Colombia evacuation

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Volcano forces Colombia evacuation

Tuesday, November 15, 2005;

Posted: 8:45 p.m. EST (01:45 GMT)

 

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) --

Authorities on Tuesday began evacuating 7,500 people living on the slopes of a

volcano in southwest Colombia over concerns it is about to erupt.

Following a mandatory evacuation order Monday, emergency

officials began knocking on the doors of the poor farmers who live in the

high-risk area of the Galeras volcano, near the Ecuador border 540 kilometers (335

miles) southwest of Bogota, said Roberto Torres, a geologist at Colombia's Geology and Mines Institute.

Three weeks ago the institute raised its warning for Galeras

to Level 2, signifying " a probable eruption within days or weeks, "

Torres said. Although the warning remains at Level 2, Torres said government

officials ordered the evacuation as a precaution.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/11/15/colombia.volcano.ap/index.html

 

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