Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Popocatépetl volcano sends ash over 5 municipalities

The national coordinator of Civil Protection, Luis Felipe Puente, informed through his Twitter account that the Popocatépetl volcano presented activity.

Around 3:00 AM on Tuesday morning, Popocatépetl exploded sending ash 2 kilometers high. The fall of ash caused by volcanic activity is recorded in Amecameca, Acuautla, Ecatzingo, Ozumba and Tepetlixpa.

Puente called on the population of the affected municipalities to take the Civil Protection recommendations, such as covering nose and mouth, not doing outdoor activities, keeping pets in a covered place and protecting their food, among other measures.

The director of the Municipal Civil Protection Operational Unit . . .

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