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Ecuador

Ecuador - Volcanic eruption (GDACS, INHAMI, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 November 2019)

On 17 November, Sangay volcano erupted an ash plume approximately 1 km above the crater, moving in a south-east direction.

According to the National Risk and Emergency Management Service of Ecuador, widespread ash has been reported in Macas City (Morona-Santiago Province) and in surrounding localities.

The National Risk and Emergency Management Service and the Geophysical Institute are monitoring the volcano.