Tungurahua Volcano Erupts On December 4, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010

One of the volcanoes in Ecuador, Tungurahua, erupted on Saturday, December 4, 2010. Bursts of ash and lava almost as high as one mile. National Agency for Disaster Control has even determine the status of "red alert" for the Tungurahua region.

New status of Mount Tungurahua immediately make people flee. They evacuated themselves to places more secure. Volcanic activity which has the meaning of the name "flame" that culminated on Saturday, December 4, 2010 between 8:00 to 12:00. Ashes to reach a radius of three kilometers. While lava flows as far as two kilometers from the crater.