For a week now, the Popocatépetl volcano has been chasing ash, gas and steam. Due to the increased volcanic activity, authorities raised the alert level, preventing classes in 40 cities and towns across the state of Puebla on Monday.
Lessons for more than a million students in the region are being taught virtually, Governor Sergio Salomón Céspedes wrote on Twitter. The country’s authorities had previously raised the warning level.
According to the national civil protection, the new alert level is only one step away from the red alert level, in which the population must be ready for an evacuation. On Monday, the evacuation routes and the designation of emergency shelters must be reviewed. About 25 million people live within a radius of 100 kilometers.
The more than 5400 meters high Popocatépetl is one of the most active volcanoes in Mexico. It is located 85 kilometers southeast of the capital Mexico City. According to civil protection (CENAPRED), a 1,600-meter-high column of smoke hovered over the crater of the volcano on Monday.
Source: Krone
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