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Quito, 24 of August of 2015 07:00

COTOPAXI VOLCANO

PRESS RELEASE 19

The report of the last 12 hours submitted by the Institute of Geophysics of the

Polytechnic University indicated that the volcanic activity has slightly increased with

the presence of gases and ashes. The atmospheric conditions have no permitted the

experts to observed the superficial activity, notwithstanding, instrumentally, through

satellite imagines, it was noted that the gas and ash emissions have reached a height of

1.5 km and are headed towards the West and Southwest sector of the volcano—

denoting light ash falls over the parish of Mulaló in the sectors of Caspi, San Agustín de

Callo, San Ramón y Patocalle.

The yellow alert continues to be in place and we remind you to keep up with up-to-date

information by accessing the website www.volcanocotopaxi.com as well as through the

other official channels of the Ministry of Security

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

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