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Heavy rain triggers secondary lahar at Ecuador’s El Reventador volcano
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Heavy rain triggers secondary lahar at Ecuador’s El Reventador volcano

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Heavy rain triggered a small to moderate secondary lahar in the Reventador ravine on the northern flank of Ecuador’s El Reventador volcano, the country’s Geophysical Institute said.
  • The institute advised people to stay away from the volcano’s river and ravine channels, saying the event resulted from rain moving sediment and was not linked to increased internal volcanic activity.

Heavy rain triggered a small to moderate lahar at Ecuador’s El Reventador volcano on Sunday, prompting authorities to advise people to keep away from nearby ravines and river channels.

The event began at 1:20 p.m. local time in the Reventador ravine on the volcano’s northern flank, according to the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador’s National Polytechnic School.

The institute said the lahar formed when intense rainfall moved sediment from higher parts of the volcano. It specifically said the event did not reflect an increase in the volcano’s internal activity.

El Reventador stands 3,560 meters high on a branch of the eastern Andes, near the start of the Amazon basin. The volcano is known for explosions, gas and ash emissions, lava flows and lahars.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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