The Ubinas volcano, among the most active in Peru, entered an eruptive process at the end of June which was characterized on Tuesday by two strong explosions with the ejection of ash falling on surrounding villages, reported the Peruvian Institute of Geophysics (IGP). .
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Ubinas, which rises to 5,672 meters above sea level in the south of the country, entered an eruptive process on June 24, the first in four years, and on Tuesday “two explosions were recorded with ash emissions which reached a maximum height of 5,500 meters above the summit of the crater,” the IGP said in a statement.
According to satellite images, the ashes reached the districts of Ubinas and Matalaque, in the region of Moquegua.
These first explosions raised the alert level from yellow to orange, which allows the authorities to carry out preventive evacuations of nearby areas.
“From now on, explosions could be repeated at hourly intervals and lead to episodes of ash fall in the districts near the volcano,” where some 2,200 people live, said IGP volcanologist José Del Carpio.
Ubinas, together with Sabancaya (5,975 meters) in the Arequipa region, are the most active volcanoes in Peru.