The possible eruption of Galeras

Fabio Trujillo, Nariño Government Secretary, said on Thursday night which was raised to orange alert level at Galeras volcano, and there have been a series of screw-type earthquakes, ie, those that accompany the activity volcanic.

Following the situation enable new temporary shelters of which five are in Pasto, one in the municipality of Nariño and three more in Florida.

Speaking to Colprensa, Trujillo said that "since the evacuation order was given to the people most at risk in these populations and vehicle traffic restricted to the area. In addition, we extend the recommendation for people to be prepared. "These events have been recorded since last November 7, however as a result of studies undertaken Ingeominas technicians in the area have reported other events that do provide a possible eruption within days or weeks.

So the engineer explains Adriana Ortega, Ingeominas technique, adding that the reduction of gas emissions into the atmosphere and the deformation of the volcano are the causes "which provide an eruptive event."These patterns are those that have evaluated Ingeominas specialists throughout the week. "Today (Thursday) was completed to a processing power and emit, in our opinion, would the probability of an eruptive event," he said Ortega.About 8,000 people live in the catchment area of ​​the volcano, which includes several rural communities of Pasto and the populations of the neighboring towns of La Florida and Nariño. The plans establish the readiness of shelters for evacuees and welcome any yellow warning statement on the hospital network.