South-Africa: ALERT LEVEL: Mexico raises alert level on volcano rumbling near capital

The Popocatépetl volcano seen from the road to Paso de Cortes near Santiago Xalitzintla, Puebla, Mexico, on 18 May 2023.

A panel of experts recommended raising the alert level on the volcano, located 70km southeast of Mexico City, after a gradual increase in rumblings and expulsions of hot rock and ash, the country’s head of civil protection, Laura Velazquez, said in a press conference carried live by Milenio TV.

The alert level was raised to “yellow three” from “yellow two”, leaving a “stoplight” one level away from red. Officials were ordered to make checks on evacuation routes and emergency shelters in case of need, Velazquez said.

The state capital of Puebla was covered by ash f
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