Thursday, September 15, 2005

Salvadoran volcano may erupt in the near future

Following indications that El Salvador's Ilamatepec volcano may soon erupt, Interior Minister Rene Figueroa said his country's officials are practicing evacuations and preparing shelters for 10,000 people that live in the area. Ilamatepec, just 30 miles from the capital, last erupted in 1920. (Washington Post)

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