{"id":168519,"date":"2023-05-23T08:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T12:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=168519"},"modified":"2023-05-23T08:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T12:35:16","slug":"millions-in-mexico-told-to-prepare-for-evacuation-as-volcano-ejects-ash-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=168519","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Millions In Mexico Told To Prepare For Evacuation As Volcano Ejects Ash<\/b> (Videos)<\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people have been warned to prepare for a possible evacuation after Mexico raised its alert level on the Popocatepetl volcano following earthquake swarms that could signal an imminent eruption.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alertas_RD\/status\/1660863202152914946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1660863202152914946%7Ctwgr%5E4d5747b0eac2fa2f1fd47312a9febccb97a4a1ab%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Fmillions-mexico-told-prepare-evacuation-volcano-ejects-ash<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, the National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) raised the alert level to &#8220;yellow phase three&#8221; from &#8220;yellow phase two&#8221; on Popocatepetl, located in the states of Morelos, Puebla, and Mexico and is about 45 miles southwest of Mexico City.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liquid fire.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AFP<\/a>&#39;s Erik Gomez Tochimani captures molten rock, ash and smoke spewing from the Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico&#39;s Puebla state.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have raised the warning level for the volcano to one step below red alert as it poses risks to aviation and communities below <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PuVb354Wx6\">pic.twitter.com\/PuVb354Wx6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1660839306083151873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNPC warned of more volcanic activity and ash dispersion into several nearby towns. It also recommended that residents nearby avoid outside.<\/p>\n<p>Milenio TV reported the state capital of Puebla was blanketed in ash for the first time in a decade. Its airport was shuttered over the weekend.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We are in a phase of alert, not alarm,&#8221; Puebla&#8217;s governor Sergio Salomon tweeted in a video message on Monday. He said residents near the volcano should be prepared to evacuate.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SergioSalomonC\/status\/1660413340261163008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1660413340261163008%7Ctwgr%5E4d5747b0eac2fa2f1fd47312a9febccb97a4a1ab%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Fmillions-mexico-told-prepare-evacuation-volcano-ejects-ash<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<p>About 25 million people live within a 60-mile radius of the volcano.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;In the case of Mexico City, the risk is ash fall. We are prepared for that scenario and we know what to do. Let&#8217;s stay alert,&#8221; Mexico City&#8217;s mayor Claudia Sheinbaum tweeted.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The US Embassy has issued an advisory, warning people not to travel within a 7.5-mile radius of the volcano. It also noted, &#8220;Air travelers may continue to experience additional flight delays, cancellations, or temporary airport closures with little or no warning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Popocatepetl has been dormant for nearly three decades since it erupted in 1994. The earthquake swarms around the volcano could suggest magma flows are rising and an eruption is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/millions-mexico-told-prepare-evacuation-volcano-ejects-ash\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/millions-mexico-told-prepare-evacuation-volcano-ejects-ash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=168519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=168519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=168519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=168519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}