RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Costa Rica - Volcano Eruption

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-06, 04:12:31 [UTC] Ref.no.: VE-20100106-24447-CRI Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-06 at 06:14:21 [UTC] Event: Volcano Eruption Location: Costa Rica Turrialba County Turrialba Volcano Number of Evacuated: 21 person(s) Situation: Costa Rica's national Emergency Commission has declared a medium-level alert after an eruption of ash at the Turrialba volcano. The commission says ash fell in a radius of about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the peak, affecting some small nearby communities. The 10,958-foot (3,340-meter) volcano is 42 miles (70 kilometers) east of San Jose, the capital. The commission said in a statement Tuesday that authorities evacuated 21 people from a community near Turrialba. The national park that includes the volcano will be closed to visitors. Activity at the volcano has increased in recent months. The last major eruption there occurred 145 years ago. 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