Sangay Volcano In Ecuador Emanates Gas And Ash Columns Up To 1,800 Meters
The Ecuadorian volcano Sangay has emanated since Friday gas and ash columns between 1,000 and 1,800 meters above the crater level, reported this Saturday the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School (ENP).
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According to the Geophysical Institute, which is the entity that performs the monitoring of the activity reported that in case the present activity follows the villages located to the west and northwest of the volcano could be seen affected by the ash fall.
He also indicated that, during the afternoon of Friday, the presence of light rains in the area of the volcano was recorded, without these having generated flows of mud and rubble.
The Sangay, 5,230 meters high, is located in the western end of the Amazon province of Morona Santiago, on an Andean branch that gets lost in the jungle.
This volcano is located in an uninhabited area that has been declared a National Park for its rich biodiversity.
According to several researchers, the Sangay owes its name to the kichwa (quichua) voice “samkay”, which translates as “scare” or “terrorize”, although it could also come from the word of the Shuar ethnic group “shanga,” which is interpreted as “kind-hearted”.
