Twenty-five million people live within about 100 kilometres of the mountain’s crater
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have raised the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano to the highest level short of an emergency.
The country’s disaster prevention agency said Thursday a level three yellow alert has been issued, which is one notch below the red alert that triggers evacuation preparations.The 17,797-foot stratovolcano has been particularly active in recent months. But in the past few days incandescent rock has showered about 1 1/2 miles down its slopes and sent ash into the night sky near the nation’s capital.
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