Eruption of Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador
December 6th, 2010
The name of Ecuador’s Tungurahua Volcano translates as the “Throat of Fire” in the native Quechua language and its name just showed its true meaning after the volcano has erupted for the second time within a few weeks.
When Tungurahua Volcano erupted last month, a column of gas it spewed rose up seven kilometers into the sky. Yesterday’s eruption spewed large clouds of ash and molten rocks covering the town of Banos, located at the foot of the volcano, about 150 kilometers southeast of Ecuador’s capital city of Quito.
Ecuadorean National Agency of Risk Control issued a “red alert” as seismic activity kept building up forcing the people residing in the neighbourhood of the Tungurahua Volcano to evacuate. No casualties have been reported so far, however recent history of Tungurahua Volcano shows that its power cannot be taken lightly. Seven villagers died following the volcano’s eruption in 2006.
A video of Tungurahua Volcano’s latest eruption is below:
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