Around 7:30 am the colossus recorded an explosion, with a fumarole more than a kilometer high and with a high content of ash, informed the National Coordinator of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior (Segob), Luis Felipe.
The national coordinator of Civil Protection, Luis Felipe Puente, warned about the possible ash fall of the Popocatépetl volcano, after the explosions occurred on Thursday morning.
Through his Twitter account @LUISFELIPE_P, he indicated that the areas where he would fall are: Tepetlixpa, Atlauta, Ecatzingo and San Juan Tepecoculco in the State of Mexico, as well as in Oaxtepec, Yautepec, Tlalnepantla and Cuautla in Morelos.
“Attention: Probability of ash fall derived from the activity of #Popocatépetl in: Tepetlixpa, Atlauta, Ecatzingo and San Juan Tepecoculco in #Edomex, as well as in Oaxtepec, Yautepec, Tlalnepantla and Cuautla in #Morelos Stay informed and follow these recommendations:
Keep pets in covered places as well as their food, cover water tanks, cisterns and water tanks so they do not become contaminated, in case of affectations clean eyes and throat with water and cover your nose with a wet handkerchief or mask.
?Atención: Probabilidad de caída de ceniza derivada de la actividad del #Popocatépetl en: Tepetlixpa, Atlauta, Ecatzingo y San Juan Tepecoculco en el #Edomex, así como en Oaxtepec, Yautepec, Tlalnepantla y Cuautla en #Morelos Mantente informado y atiende estas recomendaciones: pic.twitter.com/8mPhpQlGjj
— Luis Felipe Puente (@LUISFELIPE_P) October 4, 2018
?Actualización de acuerdo al pronóstico de caída de #ceniza por la actividad del #Popocatépetl para el Noroeste: San Pedro Nexapa, Amecameca, el Salto, San Antonio Zoyatzingo y San Diego Huehuecalco, #Edomex. El?de alerta volcánica permanece en #AmarilloFase2 pic.twitter.com/xodulLhFrh
— Luis Felipe Puente (@LUISFELIPE_P) October 4, 2018
