The Ubinas volcano, one of the most active in Peru, went into an eruption process in late June marked by two powerful explosions on Tuesday that hurled ash at surrounding villages, the Peruvian Institute of Geophysics (IGP) reported.
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Ubinas, which rises to 5,672 meters above sea level in the south of the country, entered an eruption process on June 24, the first in four years, and on Tuesday “two explosions with ash emissions were recorded, reaching a maximum height of 5,500 meters “. above the top of the crater,” the IGP said in a statement.
According to satellite images, the ash reached the districts of Ubinas and Matalaque in the Moquegua region.
These initial blasts raised the alert level from yellow to orange, allowing authorities to conduct pre-emptive evacuations of surrounding areas.
“From now on, explosions could repeat at hourly intervals and cause ash falls in the districts near the volcano,” said IGP volcanologist José Del Carpio.
Ubinas are the most active volcanoes in Peru along with Sabancaya (5,975 meters) in the Arequipa region.