Fire on the mountain in Ecuador: gallery
Times LIVE | 22 August, 2012 13:30
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Photograph by: STRINGER/ REUTERS
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews lava, ash and pyroclastic material into the air in Tungurahu. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, about 178 km (110 miles) south of Quito. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
American tourists are seen at a tree house, which is used to observe Tungurahua volcano activity from 1.2 km (0.75 miles) of the volcano's crater in Banos city. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to the increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, about 178 km (110 miles) south of Quito. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: GARY BERNARD
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews lava, ash and pyroclastic material into the air in Tungurahua. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews lava, ash and pyroclastic material into the air in Tungurahua. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Carlos Sanchez, 70, analyses samples of volcano ashes at Banos city. Sanchez, who calls himself "The Volcano Watcher", is a volunteer who assists a group of volcanologists by observing Tungurahua volcano activity from a tree house, which is 1.2 km (0.75 miles) away from the volcano's crater. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to the volcano's increased activity, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Carlos Sanchez, 70, analyses samples of volcano ashes at Banos city August 21, 2012. Sanchez, who calls himself "The Volcano Watcher", is a volunteer who assists a group of volcanologists by observing Tungurahua volcano activity from a tree house, which is 1.2 km (0.75 miles) away from the volcano's crater. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to the volcano's increased activity, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, about 178 km (110 miles) south of Quito. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews ash to the nearby town of Banos in Tungurahua.The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, about 178 km (110 miles) south of Quito. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Banos residents walk at the main square of Banos as the Tungurahua volcano spews ashes. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to the increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews large clouds of gas and ash near Banos, about 178 km (110 miles) south of Quito. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
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Photograph by: STRINGER
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spews a large cloud of ash to the nearby town of Bilbao. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is spewing a large cloud of ash to the nearby town of Bilbao. The authorities are encouraging residents living near the volcano to evacuate due to increased activity of the volcano, according to local media. The Tungurahua volcano has been in an active state since October 1999.
