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Nevado del Ruiz volcano is the highest active volcano in the Andes. It is located in Los Nevados National Park among several other volcanoes. Now it is believed that up to 500 thousand residents of the surrounding areas live under the threat of mudflows, which can descend from the slopes of this volcano.
The Nevado del Ruiz volcano, located 80 miles west of the Colombian capital, Bogotá, is causing concern among experts and authorities due to increased seismic activity. According to the country's Geological Survey, an earthquake swarm has reached levels not seen since a disastrous eruption in the 1980s, which claimed the lives of at least 25,000 people.
The Colombian government has issued evacuations in the potential impact zone, where an estimated 57,000 people reside in nearby municipalities. This population has only increased since the Armero tragedy in 1985 when thousands of people were caught off guard.
The Global Volcanism Program reported on March 30 that approximately 11,600 earthquakes were detected, and the movement of underground fluid was likely responsible for increased ash emissions. The authorities have raised the alert level to orange, the second-highest level on a four-stage scale.
"We have asked the Departmental Risk Councils to speed up the preventive evacuation of 2,500 families that are at high risk due to the contingency of Nevado del Ruiz," Petro said in a statement.
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