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Watch: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spews hot rock, ash

Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed out sprays of hot rock and towering clouds of ash after an explosion at the crater of the volcano.

Watch: Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spews hot rock, ash

Popacatepetl volcano explosion

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Published : Mar 19, 2019, 11:45 PM IST

Tiamacas: An explosion at the crater of Mexico's Popocatepetl stratovolcano has hurled incandescent rock about 2.5 kilometres down its slopes and sent ash into the night sky near the nation's capital.

Popacatepetl volcano explosion

The Mexican government disaster agency said ash was expected to fall on towns near the crater following the outburst at 9:38 pm on Monday, local time.

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The 5,426-metre volcano has been particularly active in recent months, several times spewing out sprays of hot rock and towering clouds of ash.

According to official reports from the disaster agency the volcano has shown increased activity in the previous 24 hours.

Some 25 million people live within about 100 kilometres of the mountain's crater.

Tiamacas: An explosion at the crater of Mexico's Popocatepetl stratovolcano has hurled incandescent rock about 2.5 kilometres down its slopes and sent ash into the night sky near the nation's capital.

Popacatepetl volcano explosion

The Mexican government disaster agency said ash was expected to fall on towns near the crater following the outburst at 9:38 pm on Monday, local time.

Also Read:Chinese FM meets Pakistani counterpart in Beijing

The 5,426-metre volcano has been particularly active in recent months, several times spewing out sprays of hot rock and towering clouds of ash.

According to official reports from the disaster agency the volcano has shown increased activity in the previous 24 hours.

Some 25 million people live within about 100 kilometres of the mountain's crater.

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San Nicolas de los Ranchos -  18 March 2019
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1. Popacatepetl volcano explosion late Monday as seen from the San Nicolas de los Ranchos camera
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Tiamacas -  18 March 2019
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2. Popacatepetl volcano explosion ate Monday as seen from the Tiamacas camera
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Tiamacas -  18 March 2019
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3. Activity at the Popocatepetl volcano earlier on Monday
STORYLINE:
An explosion at the crater of Mexico's Popocatepetl stratovolcano has hurled incandescent rock about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometres) down its slopes and sent ash into the night sky near the nation's capital.
The Mexican government disaster agency said ash was expected to fall on towns near the crater following the outburst at 9:38 p.m. on Monday (2338 EST Monday/0338 GMT Tuesday).
The 17,797-foot (5,426-metre) volcano has been particularly active in recent months, several times spewing out sprays of hot rock and towering clouds of ash.
According to official reports from the disaster agency the volcano has shown increased activity in the previous 24 hours.
Some 25 million people live within about 60 miles (100 kilometres) of the mountain's crater.
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