Galpagos islands volcano erupts spewing lava and clouds of ash

[Judi Lynn]

Wolf Volcano, the tallest mountain in the Pacific archipelago, began erupting shortly before midnight on Wednesday

AP in Quito
Fri 7 Jan 2022 13.28 EST

The tallest mountain in the Galápagos islands has erupted, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash over the Pacific Ocean, according to Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute.

A cloud of gas and ash from Wolf Volcano rose to 3,793 meters (12,444 feet) above sea level after the eruption that began shortly before midnight on Wednesday local time, the institute said.

There was no immediate danger to populated areas, which are located at the opposite side of Isabela island, the largest in the Galápagos chain. But the environment ministry said eight people, including national park guards and scientists doing field work on pink iguanas living on the volcano’s slopes, were evacuated from the area.

The 1,701-meter volcano is one of numerous active volcanos in the Galápagos, which are nearly 1,000km (600 miles) from mainland South America.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/07/galapagos-islands-volcano-erupts-lava-ash

[Solly Mack]

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