Experts Warn Salvadoran Volcano May Erupt

[WhiteTara]

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/09/13/international/i184830D51.DTL
This is how a responsible government gets ready for disasters
Officials said Tuesday they are stepping up emergency preparations after a study by experts indicated that the rumbling Ilamatepec volcano is likely to erupt soon.

Interior Minister Rene Figueroa said officials are starting to practice evacuations and are preparing shelters for the estimated 10,000 people living near the volcano, some 30 miles west of the capital.

"The studies by the scientists tell us that in the coming weeks or months we could have some type of eruptive manifestation," Figueroa told a news conference.
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The 7,812-foot peak, also known as the Santa Ana Volcano, emitted clouds of gas and vapor and apparently spat out some glowing rock Aug. 27-29.

[fudge stripe cookays]

1. God those poor people.

I hope it's nothing like Nevado del Ruiz in 85. What a nightmare.

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[Boomer]

2. Gotta love that bureau-speak

>> eruptive manifestation <<

Can't just have an old-fashioned eruption, it's got to be an "eruptive manifestation" instead.