On Saturday, the 1,745-meter (5,725-foot) volcano again spewed “abundant gas
emissions moving toward the northeast” and increased seismic tremor and sulfur
concentrations, according to the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies.
Sulfur dioxide monitoring showed levels of the compound –
considered a measure of volcanic activity – were nearly double the readings
from previous days, said the director of national disaster prevention and
relief agency SINAPRED, Guillermo González.
Last week’s explosion caused fractures on the southern wall
of the volcano and blockages preventing gas from passing out of three of five
vents situated on the south wall of the internal crater, according to
Nicaraguan and Salvadoran experts who visited the site.
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