America’s Volcanoes

Current Colima status from UCOL, translated via Google:

It sights on, Col., to 31 of August of 2007.
Report of the recent volcanic activity
(It reports: 12:00 hours)

The Government of the State, through the State Unit of Civil defense Sights on, informed that the volcanic cone has not presented/displayed seismic activity in last the twenty-four hours and, on the other hand, the cloudiness has prevented the visibility of exhalations or fumarolas; also, it indicated that reports on damages or affectation in the adjacent populations are not had.

In the occasion of the rain storm, aside from the storm clouds, light rains and sporadic electrical storms in the top of the volcano are reported, which forces to remember to the population that avoids the permanence in bordering ravines, before the possibility that they register lahares (mud flows).

On the other hand, it continues the restriction for the sobreflights that do not have scientific aims or of civil defense, and is prohibited the permanence of people other people’s to these activities in ravines of the volcano.

In permanent coordination with the State Unit of Civil defense Jalisco, the Government of the State of Sights on is pending of monitorear the activity of the volcano in real time; this way, he counts himself on opportune information to be able to respond before any contingency and to guarantee the security of the population, as it is the interest of the governor Jesus Silverio Cavazos Ceballos.

In addition, one works in the preventive programs to maintain informed to the citizens on the evolution into the volcanic activity, and to avoid that alarm by rumors is generated.

Also constant communication with the communitarian brigade that has formed with inhabitants of the town of the Becerrera, to those who exists has become qualified in the self-protection with respect to the natural disasters. Also, permanent contact with the personnel of the military team of Marijuana, the Becerrera stays, farm the Wild boar, as well as with elements of public security of the State, Comala and Civil defense of Cuauhtémoc.

They have been continuing the same recommendations established for months, in which it is indicated that who are or live in zone of risk, follow the indications that this organism transmits through mass media; it is necessary to emphasize that the zone of exclusion of activities for the states of Jalisco and Colima is of 7,5 kilometers from the top of the volcano on the channels of ravines. The radius of preventive alert remains in 11.5 kilometers from the top of the volcano, which includes the populations of Marijuana, and the Becerrera in the state of Sights on, and Causentla, Brotherhood of Tonila, Atenguillo, the Saucillo, the Fresnal, the Funnel, Juan Barragán, the Males, the Summer pasture and the Borbollón in Jalisco.

The permanence in ravines must be avoided the Fire, the Cordobán, San Antonio and Monte Grande, in It sights on, and the Dead, the Tuna, Santa Ana, the Cafecito, the Sand and Beltrán-Peach tree in Jalisco.

* Note: You can daily consult the information of the volcanic activity in the following electronic direction http://www.colima-estado.gob.mx/2006/seguridad/indvolcan.php

It sights on, Col 31 of August of 2007

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