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A volcano in Ecuador has spewed ash over much of the country. In six of the 24 provinces of the South American state, according to the authorities, the ash rain fell from the Sangay volcano over the weekend. The international terminal of the Guayaquil metropolis airport had to be temporarily closed on Sunday.
President Lenín Moreno announced the deployment of emergency teams to help farmers and ranchers clean up the ashes. According to emergency authority SNGRE, plumes of gas and ash have been observed in the Sangay in recent weeks, rising between 800 and 2000 meters above the summit.
The photos show the work of the helpers in the region. They distributed to the population the so-called volcano kits, including masks against polluted air.
Located about 200 kilometers south of the capital Quito and 5230 meters high, Sangay is one of several active volcanoes in the Andean state of Ecuador. The eruptive activity of the Sangay has intensified in the last two decades.
