Over 40 flights were cancelled on Thursday 4th July 2013 at Mexico City Airport due to eruption activity at Popocatepetl.
The stratovolcano which stands at 17,797 feet has been having continuing activity over the year. Reports claimed that an ash plume rose 2km above the crater in June along with seismic activity, explosions, gas emissions ...and tephra ejections. Ashfall was reported 20 km northwest in Amecameca on June 24th.
Authorities raised the Alert Level to Yellow: Phase 2 due to the continuing activity. On 4th July continuing ash eruption caused flights to be cancelled as a precautionary measure. The volcano is location 40 miles south east of the airport. Although activity is continuing and the alert level remains at Yellow: Phase 2, flights resumed on Friday 5th July since there was no threat to airlines.
Layers of Ash has been reported in towns in the vicinity of the volcano and an 11km exclusion zone is in place around the volcano. Authorities have reported that at the moment there are no plans to further raise the alert level.
Popocatepetl is located in Central Mexico and is one of Mexico’s most active volcano which has had numerous eruptions major eruptions in the past.
Authorities raised the Alert Level to Yellow: Phase 2 due to the continuing activity. On 4th July continuing ash eruption caused flights to be cancelled as a precautionary measure. The volcano is location 40 miles south east of the airport. Although activity is continuing and the alert level remains at Yellow: Phase 2, flights resumed on Friday 5th July since there was no threat to airlines.
Layers of Ash has been reported in towns in the vicinity of the volcano and an 11km exclusion zone is in place around the volcano. Authorities have reported that at the moment there are no plans to further raise the alert level.
Popocatepetl is located in Central Mexico and is one of Mexico’s most active volcano which has had numerous eruptions major eruptions in the past.
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