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Saturday, 22 of August of 2015 07:15

COTOPAXI VOLCANO PRESS RELEASE 015

The report submitted by the Institute of Geophysics of the Polytechnic

University indicated that from yesterday late afternoon, 18h00, until early

morning the volcanic activity has remained similar to that of the last past days.

As such, there has been the presence of evaporative emissions with moderate

ash, which have been directed between the West and North-West side of the

volcano. These emissions have reached, in average, 1,000 meters in height

over the crater.

Ash falls have been registered in the following places: Cotopaxi, district of

Sigchos; in the district of Latacunga the parishes of Toacaso, San Juan de

Pastocalle and Mulalo; in the district of Mejía in the parishes of El Chaupi,

Aloasí, Machachi and south of Aloag; Metropolitan District of Quito the parish of

Pintag, part of Uyumbicho and Tambillo.

The yellow alert continues to be in place and we invite citizens to remain calm

and follow the information disseminated through the website

www.volcancotopaxi.com as well as by other official channels of the Ministry of

Security Coordination: www.seguridad.gob.ec,Seguridad_Ec and

https://www.facebook.com/SeguridadEcuador.

To continue guarantying the safety of the population we remind you that the

volcano is being monitored 24/7 by the Geophysics Institute of the Polytechnic

University and the Secretary of Risk Management.