Mexico's Colima volcano erupts, local communities evacuated
Mexico's Colima volcano erupted, spewing a large plume of ash and thick black smoke into the sky and provoking the evacuation of two nearby villages.
By : migrator
Update: 2016-10-01 16:42 GMT
The volcano is located in western Mexico between the states of Colima and Jalisco and is one of the country's most active.
Luis Felipe Puente, head of national emergency services, told Reuters that some 350 villagers living in the shadow of the volcano in the towns of La Yerbabuena and La Becerrera have been evacuated to a nearby shelter.
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