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Salvadoran authorities issue alert for volcanic activity

Published on: March 9, 2023
09:18

San Salvador, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) The authorities of El Salvador are alert due to the renewed activity of the Chaparrastique volcano, in the department of San Miguel, some 138 kilometers east of the capital.

Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano produced eight thousand quakes in 4 months

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:51

Quito, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) The Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IG) reported today that the Cotopaxi volcano produced about eight thousand earthquakes since October 21, 2022, a figure equivalent to 1,600 events per month.

Experts detect rapid increase in Indonesian volcano’s activity

Published on: December 5, 2022
12:23

Jakarta, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina) On Monday, Indonesian experts detected a rapid increase in the volcanic intensity of Mount Semeru, located in East Java province, and issued recommendations for civil protection.

Dust concentrations from the Sahara to increase in Cuba

Published on: October 4, 2021
16:23

Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) Dust concentrations from the Sahara desert, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and ashes from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, Spain, are increasing over Cuba this Monday.

Gov’t of Spain implements special plan for volcano-hit La Palma (+Photos)

Published on: September 24, 2021
10:58

Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, announced the creation of a Mixed Commission to help mitigate the damage in the volcano-hit island of La Palma, Spain.

‘Fuego’ (Fire) volcano erupts and puts Guatemala on alert

Published on: September 23, 2021
14:48

Guatemala, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) On Fuego volcano, pyroclastic downflows began today at Ceniza and Trinidad ravines, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) of Guatemala confirmed.

A devastating volcano is keeping Spain in suspense

Published on: September 22, 2021
13:53

Madrid, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) A swimming pool swallowed by lava and people distressed because their houses were destroyed summarize on Wednesday the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption on Spain's La Palma island, in the Atlantic Ocean.

Tense and desolate panorama by volcano in La Palma (+Photo)

Published on: September 21, 2021
12:37

Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The images dazzle for the reddish flashes, but almost 200 houses destroyed by the lava, fill with sadness the island of La Palma, one of several in the Canary Islands group.

Caribbean Development Bank provides US,3M for SVG volcano recovery

Published on: July 24, 2021
11:59

Bridgetown, (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved financing of US,3 million for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to support response to the La Soufrière volcanic eruption, regional media reported.

Democratic Republic of Congo to create agency to deal with disasters

Published on: June 14, 2021
10:13

Kinshasa, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will create a specialized agency for state management of natural disasters, Radio Okapi quoted President Felix Tshisekedi as saying.

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