A view of Colima Volcano spewing ash from Queseria community, Colima State, Mexico, July 11, 2015. Nevado de Colima, also known as Tzapotépetl, lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north its more active neighbor and is the taller of the two at 4,271+ meters (14,015+ ft).
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Volcanic exercise started to accentuate late Thursday, with a 4-kilometer column of ash late Friday. People were advised to recognize a 3-mile (5-kilometer) perimeter around the peak.
So far at least 70 people from these areas have checked into local shelters, the Associated Press reports.
ASH is raining down from the so-called “Volcano of Fire” in western Mexico and people living in its shadow are being relocated after it spectacularly erupted. Residents of other communities were evacuating voluntarily.
Officials of civil protection described the volcano’s movements as “atypical”, different kind of volcana not seen since it underwent a strong eruption in 1913.
The Governor of Colima wrote in his Twitter account that the airport just outside the state capital has been closed because of falling ash.
One village at the foot of the mountain, Yerbabuena, was smothered in up to five centimetres of ash, authorities said, and rain also tumbled down, adding to the misery.
The Colima Fire Volcano located in western Mexico entered a “new erupted phase” earlier this month, according to Volcano Discovery.
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Residents have been wearing surgical masks to protect their noses and mouths.
