Popocatepetl eruption - December 2000, Mexico
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Volcanic activity – Popocatepetl
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After an explosion on 4 December, an ash column 3 km high was produced and ash fell in the states of Tlaxcala (50 km NE of the volcano) and Puebla (60 km E of the volcano)1,2. 40,000 people were evacuated from the vicinity of the volcano but no damage occurred1.
After 12 December, activity consisted only of small emissions of steam and gas2.
1 ReliefWeb. 2000. Mexicos Popocatepetl volcano spews ash again.
http://wwww.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64BKQ6?OpenDocument
2 USGS Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. 2000. Popocatepetl Weekly Volcanic Activity Reports.
http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/index.cfm?content=archive&year=20...
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | |
| No. Injured | |
| No. Affected | 40,000 |
| Houses destroyed | |
| Houses damaged | |
| Other damage | |
| Economic cost |
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