Colombia Lowers Alert Over Volcano's Eruption

By: Associated Press

Posted: Mon 5:49 PM, Jul 02, 2012

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian officials have downgraded the
alert level for an eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, and
some airports in the area have resumed operations.

The volcano in western Colombia spewed smoke and ash on
Saturday, but caused no injuries or damage. Colombia's disaster
management agency says officials lowered the alert level Sunday
morning, but are continuing precautionary evacuations in 15 towns
near the mountain.

Gas and vapor have been erupting periodically this year from the
Nevado de Ruiz. The 17,457-foot (5,321-meter) volcano is roughly 90
miles (145 kilometers) west of the capital, Bogota.

An eruption at the volcano in 1985 sent a river of rocks and mud
surging into the town of Armero and killed 25,000 people.

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