DHA-GENEVA 95/0132
1. UNDP OFFICE IN PRAIA REPORTS THAT FLANK ERUPTION HAS OCCURRED OUTSIDE CRATER FROM A FISSURE 200 METRES LONG FROM WHICH A LAVA STREAM 10 METRES WIDE AND 2 METRES THICK IS MOVING AT 5 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. VOLCANIC ASH IS BEING CARRIED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 4000 TO 5000 METRES.

2. MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE THAT ONE THOUSAND PERSONS HAVE SO FAR LEFT THEIR HOMES IN THE MOST DANGEROUS ZONE.

3. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORTING BY BOAT FOOD, TENTS AND BLANKETS FOR THOSE AFFECTED.

4. WHO IS SENDING ONE EMERGENCY HEALTH KIT FROM DHA WAREHOUSE PISA.

5. FOGO VOLCANO HAD 9 ERUPTIONS WITH SMALL EXPLOSIONS AND LAVA FLOWS FOR THE LAST 300 YEARS, MOST RECENTLY DURING 2 MONTHS IN 1951.

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