4000 residents and 30,000
livestock in the vicinity of Ubinas are going to be evacuated by the
authorities as volcanic activity increases. Evacuations will occur within the
20km radius of Ubinas. Ashfall from the volcano has covered farmland and
affected 12 villages including Ubinas
(6.5 km SSE), Huatagua (14 km SE), Anascapa (11 km SE), Tonohaya (7 km SSE),
San Miguel (10 km SE), Sacuaya, Querapi (4 km S), San Juan de Tarucani,
Escacha, Ichuña, Yungas, and Chojata.
Recent increased in activity has included; increasing
seismic activity including harmonic tremors, lava emissions/eruptions, gas
emissions, explosions and ash and tephra falls. Volcanic bombs measuring up to
20cm in diameters have also been erupted within 1km of Ubinas and an ash
column. Explosions from recent activities have been heard 6km away from the
volcano and ash columns have been emitted up to 4km into the atmosphere.
The level of activity has been
raised to level 3 or orange.
Ubinas is 18,604 feet a
stratovolcano located in Peru
and is the most active volcano in the country.
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