More activity at Galeras

Galeras volcano activity escalates with a new eruption, raising alert levels to red and prompting evacuations in Colombia.

Written byErik Klemetti
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Galeras, in Colombia, appears to have entered a new cycle of activity as it has erupted for the second time in a week. A large explosion occurred this morning that was accompanied by falling ash and rocks (ballistic bombs) from the event. It is unclear how far the volcanic products travelled from the vent, but Colombian officials did raise the alert level back to red and ordered new evacuations.

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