PhotosIn Pictures: Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Spews Ash And Steam
In Pictures: Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano Spews Ash And Steam
The volcano's activity has increased over the past week. Evacuations have not been ordered, but authorities are preparing for that scenario and telling people to stay out of 7.5-mile (12-kilometer) radius around the peak.
Updated: 26 May 2023 12:52 pm
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The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and steam, seen from Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.
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The Popocatepetl volcano erupts lava, ash and steam, seen from from Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.
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Canela the dog walks with her caretaker Jose Marcos de Olarte, seen between the legs of his mule Semilla, as Olarte plants corn on his land near the Popocatepetl volcano that spews ash and steam, in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.
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Volcanic ash from the Popocatépetl volcano covers Atlixco, Mexico.
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Husband and wife Gumersindo Roque and Ines Castro walk on their land to plant corn, near the Popocatépetl volcano which spews ash and steam, behind, in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.
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A woman sweeps volcanic ash spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano, in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.
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A passenger looks behind him from inside a car dusted with volcanic ash spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano, in Atlixco, Mexico.
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A woman sweeps volcanic ash spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano, in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.
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Nefi de Aquino, who works as a police officer and is also paid to keep an eye on the activity of the Popocatépetl volcano, speaks during an interview in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico. De Aquino has been observing and reporting on the volcano´s activity since it started erupting again in 1994.
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Nefi de Aquino, who works as a police officer and is also paid to keep an eye on the activity of the Popocatépetl volcano, drives through the area in Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico.