Chilean officials have put a safety warning in place after a volcano sent an eruptive column 6,000m (almost 20,000ft) into the sky. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lascar volcano, which sits in the Andes, rumbled into action on Saturday, triggering minor earth tremors. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under … Read more
Towering clouds of ash and glowing lava are spewing from two volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and scientists say major eruptions could be on the way. Eko Hot Blog reports that the peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean about 6,600 kilometers (4,000 miles) east of Moscow, is one of the world’s most concentrated areas … Read more
The huge underwater volcanic eruption caused waves of more than a metre to crash into Tonga EKO HOT BLOG reports that US and Japan have advised people on their Pacific coastlines to get away from the shore as a precaution against tsunami waves caused by a volcano eruption in the South Pacific. Japan has warned … Read more
Thousands have fled the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a volcanic eruption. There is a smell of sulfur. In the distance you can see giant flames coming out of the mountain,” one resident, Carine Mbala, said. Thousands have fled a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the … Read more
Scores of Nigerians are currently trapped in the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines due to a volcanic eruption. There are no fewer than 230 Nigerian students studying medicine on the Island, and a host of tourists from the country were there when the tragedy occurred. Scores of Nigerians are currently trapped in … Read more