RSOE EDIS: Costa Rica - Volcano Eruption - 2010.01.06

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2010-01-06 04:14:05 - Volcano Eruption - Costa Rica EDIS CODE: VE-20100106-24447-CRI Date & Time: 2010-01-06 04:14:05 [UTC] Area: Costa Rica, Turrialba County, Turrialba Volcano, Not confirmed information! Description: Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash and rocks and forcing 21 people in its vicinity to evacuate their homes, the Volcano and Seismology Observatory said. "In the afternoon, we had a small eruption of the volcano with pyroclastic material, chiefly ash blown by the wind," observatory director Juan Segura said. The last time the 3,328-meter (10,918-foot) volcano erupted was in 2007, he added. Authorities issued an alert for the area surrounding the volcano, located 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of San Jose, and said 21 people were evacuated. Segura said that a team of vulcanologists would climb to the top of the volcano early Wednesday "to make an on-site assessment" of the volcano. The last major eruption of the Turrialba volcano was in 1856. It has had at least five major explosive eruptions in the last 3,500 years. Posted:2010-01-06 04:14:05 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu