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Explosion at Volcan Popocatepetl
At noon yesterday the Popocatepetl volcano registered an explosion and a dense column of smoke from 2 miles
ALERT. In the community of San Andres Cholula, Puebla, also naked eye could see the smoke plume (Photo: Imelda Medina / Reuters)
Monday November 21, 2011
Emilio Fernandez Correspondent | The Universal
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emilio.fernandez @ eluniversal.com.mx
AMECAMECA, Mex .- Boom! It was what they heard some. Bang! They heard others. Paf! They felt those.
Different ways of expressing the sound, but we all sensed the explosion. To no one was overlooked.
The celebration of 101 anniversary of the Mexican Revolution were not forgotten the people of the southeast state of Mexico.
One minute after noon, according to the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), echoing the land at their centers, as the national anthem, but not the roar of cannon.
The roar that shook the earth was centered inside the volcano Popocatepetl.
"Today (yesterday) at 12:01 hours there was a moderate exhalation, with a slight explosive component that generated an ash column reached a height of approximately 2 km above the crater," appropriated the official report released by the Cenapred.
Many saw it bigger. Seven to 17 kilometers were the first reports of local authorities and the residents themselves.
"The column is initially moved north so you can expect cold ash fall mainly in the areas located north of the volcano.
"There are reports that the event was heard in Amecameca, which corresponds to the aforementioned mild explosive component," reads the report of Cenapred.
And it was. The tranquility of the Azores is amecamequenses autumn awakening of the Colossus of Anahuac, the fancy name they call the volcano experts.
The belly, birria, broth and soups Sunday, accompanied by their respective atole or caf? de olla, knew differently this time.
Esther Martinez was having lunch when the tremor occurred. "We heard a very loud explosion, as if a gas tank exploded. Everything moved. " Said.
Maria Teresa Hernandez, was on the second floor of her house when the crash occurred. "We heard very strong, as if a tire of a car exploding in your ears. Then turn to the window and saw a very large column of smoke and very black, "he recalled.
A collective fear invaded the inhabitants. "He had never felt so strong an explosion, or when it erupted in 2000, now we were scared," said Esther.
At the end everything was a shock. No damage was reported in communities near Don Goyo, as the inhabitants call the volcano.