Thousands evacuated in El Salvador as Chaparrastique volcano spews ash
Source: Agence France-Presse via Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, December 30, 2013 9:11 EST
Some 2,000 people were evacuated in eastern El Salvador when the Chaparrastique volcano belched and spewed a column of ashes high into the sky.
The 2,330 meter high volcano began erupting around 1630 GMT on Sunday, and authorities suspended scores of flights across parts of the small Central American country. No victims were reported.
The volcano belched for about 2.5 hours, the environmental ministry said.
President Mauricio Funes took to the airwaves late on Sunday to tell his nation that, while the eruptions seemed to have ceased, there could be more volcanic activity in the next days.
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