As Colombian volcano rumbles to life, villagers resist evacuation

Smoke billows from the crater of a snow-capped Andean volcano, reminding local inhabitants of the threat of another potential deadly eruption.

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The Nevado del Ruiz volcano emits a cloud of ash in Murillo, Tolima Department, Colombia on April 7, 2023. - Colombian authorities informed last week that seismic activity had increased at Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which killed 25,000 people in an eruption 38 years ago, warning of a "probable" new outbreak. -- Photo: Joaquín Sarmiento / AFP

2023-04-08 16:42:50

Smoke billows from the crater of a snow-capped Andean volcano, reminding local inhabitants of the threat of another potential deadly eruption.

Yet at the foot of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the Colombian Andes, thousands of villagers are staying put to tend to their crops and pack animals, despite an urgent call from the government to evacuate.

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