Scientists recommend evacuation of town near Ubinas Volcano in Peru
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By Rachel Chase
Experts have detected magma rising up through the volcano, leading to an official recommendation that nearby town Querapi be evacuated.
(Photo: Julio Angulo/El Comercio)
Scientists monitoring the Ubinas volcano in southern Perú have officially recommended that the town closest to the volcano, a village called Querapi, be evacuated in light of increased activity at the site.
According to El Comercio, scientists from the Peruvian Geophysical Institute have detected magma rising within Ubinas, as well as changes in the physical shape of the crater. El Comercio reports that these signs point to a possible increase in the volcano’s explosive activity.
As well as recommending the evacuation of Querapi, the IGP team has also asked the regional government to perform maintenance work on nearby roads that would be used to escape the area in the event of dangerous activity at the volcano site, as well as restricting access to the volcano itself.
El Comercio reports that Querapi residents will be temporarily moved to Sacoaya, a town about 12 kilometers from Ubinas.
In September 2013, when Ubinas became active after several years of dormancy, Peru21 reported that authorities were planning to permanently relocate Querapi. The village is located just five kilometers from the volcano.
The September explosions spewed harmful silicon ash over Querapi, causing respiratory and gastrointestinal irritation in humans and animals alike.
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