BOGOTA – Intaba-mlilo iGaleras eningizimu-mpumalanga yeColombia iqhume ngoMgqibelo ebusuku, kodwa ibingekho imibiko esheshayo ngokushona noma ukulimala, kusho iziphathimandla.

UCarlos Ivan Marquez, umqondisi wosizo kuzwelonke weRed Cross, uthe izikhulu zingadinga ukukhipha abantu abangu-8,000 njengendlela yokuzivikela. Uthe zikhona izindawo zokukhosela nezinsiza zesikhashana.

Intabamlilo iqhume ngo-7:43 pm, ngokusho kweVolcanology and Seismological Observatory ePasto, inhloko-dolobha yesifundazwe yabantu abangu-500,000 eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-10 ukusuka eGaleras.

Intaba-mlilo engamamitha angu-4,276 (amafidi angu-14,110) inomlando omude wokusebenza, kuhlanganise nokuqhuma kaningi ezinyangeni zokuqala zika-2009. Ihlezi eduze nomngcele we-Ecuador, amakhilomitha angaba ngu-520 (amamayela angu-320) eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeBogota.

I-Galeras ibibhekwa njengentaba-mlilo eqhuma kakhulu eColombia kusukela iphinde yaphila ngo-1989. Ukuqhuma kwango-1993 kwabulala abantu abangu-2005, kuhlanganise nososayensi abahlanu abehlele kule ntaba-mlilo bezohlola amagesi. NgoNovemba 50, intaba-mlilo yakhafula umlotha owawela ngamakhilomitha angama-30 (amamayela angu-XNUMX).

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

The 4,276-meter (14,110-foot) volcano has a long history of activity, including several eruptions in the first months of 2009.
, according to the Volcanology and Seismological Observatory in Pasto, the provincial capital of 500,000 people that is just over 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Galeras.
Carlos Ivan Marquez, national aid director for the Red Cross, said officials might need to evacuate 8,000 people as a precaution.