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To: Condor who wrote (2024)	11/3/2002 6:52:34 PM
From: Condor	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 6901

This is getting interesting - Ecuador today ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Volcano Erupts in Ecuador 11/03/2002 18:07:05 EST QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A volcano outside Ecuador's capital spewed a cloud of hot ash Sunday, forcing the closure of its airport and a nearby highway near, and showering Quito in white ash. No injuries were reported from the eruption of Reventador - an 11,775-foot volcano located 59 miles northeast of Quito on the eastern slope of the Andes. Alexandra Avarado of the Geophysical Institute said the volcano began erupting at 7:30 a.m. with a larger blast at 9 a.m. The latter blast sent clouds of burning ash that reached the Baeza-Lago Agrio highway. The eruption also threatened the Trans-Ecuadorean oil pipeline that runs close to the area. "It was a very important eruption. Extremely large clouds of ash have been spotted, at least 7 miles high and the cloud is heading toward the Inter-Andean corridor," Avarado said. There were no victims and people living near the volcano had been evacuated, she said. The closest villages are San Rafael and Manuel Galindo, with a combined population of less than 1,000. Winds carried the clouds of ash over the capital, forcing officials to cancel all flights at Quito's international airport and to order schools closed on Monday. Residents of the capital wore white medical masks as they walked the streets, but emergency officials warned residents to remain inside.