Yellow alert for the Láscar volcano in Chile: how it can affect Argentina
The volcano caused an earthquake and generated a column of smoke 6,000 meters high that could affect productive sectors in the area. The last time it erupted was almost 30 years ago.
“Today, Saturday, December 10, at 12:36 local time (15:36 UTC), the monitoring stations installed in the vicinity of the Láscar Volcano recorded an earthquake associated with fluid dynamics within the volcanic system,” detailed a report from the Chilean National Geology and Mining Service (Sernageomin) about increased activity in the crater.
In this framework, the authorities activated emergency protocols at the community level and arranged this afternoon to raise the green alert to yellow in the territory near the mountain after a technical table with specialists.
In addition, they deployed a 5-kilometer security perimeter that restricts access to the site and an operation in the town drill30 kilometers from the site, in case it is necessary to proceed with an evacuation of the inhabitants.
“It has already been activated. Communal Emergency Operating Committee. At this time, municipal teams are going to Talabre to evaluate preventive evacuation”, commented, for his part, the mayor of San Pedro de Atacama, Justo Zuleta.
This volcano of 5,592 meters of altitude registered similar pulses in 2006 and 2015 and last erupted in 1993. In Chile, a yellow volcanic alert has also been declared for the Nevados de Chillán volcanic complex (about 385 kilometers south of Santiago) and for the Villarrica volcano (800 kilometers from the capital).
Source: Ambito
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