INSIDECOSTARICA.COM
| COSTA
RICA NEWS | Friday
13 January 2012
Costa
Rica:
"Yellow"
Alert
For
Turrialba
Volcano
Eruption
The
emanation
of a
gray
cloud,
possibly
containing
ash,
at
the
Turrialba
Volcano
was
confirmed
Thursday
afternoon
by
the
Observatorio
Vulcanológico
y
Sismológico
de
CostaRica
(OVSICORI),
that
resulting
in
the
closure
of
the
park.
The
eruption
of
smoke
was
confirmed
at
3pm
Thursday,
preceded
by
rumblings
that
were
detected
by
locals
and
confirmed
by
the
OSVICORI.
Almost
immediately
the
Comisión
Nacional
de
Emergencias
(CNE)
-
national
Emergency
Commission
-
issued
a
"yellow"
alert
for
the
area
as a
preventive
measure.
The
alert
takes
in
the
areas
of
Turrialba,
Jiménez
and
Alvarado.
For
the
areas
Oreamuno
and
Cartago,
the
alert
is
at
"green",
according
to
Vanessa
Rosales,
president
of
the
CNE.
Experts
will
be
meeting
today
to
discuss
the
risk
and
review
technical
reports
to
determine
possible
preventive
measures.
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