The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia, responsible for 25,000 deaths in a past eruption in 1985, has prompted authorities to raise the alert level to "orange" in anticipation of increased seismic activity in the coming days.
Located in the Andes Mountains, this volcano is a stratovolcano that straddles the border between Colombia's Tolima and Caldas provinces, approximately 129 km (80 miles) from the capital of Bogota.
The Colombian Geological Service (Servicio Geologico Colombiano, SGC) issued a warning on March 31, stating that there has been a significant increase in seismic activity associated with rock fracturing within the volcanic edifice since March 24.
President Gustavo Petro posted a tweet implying the message from SGC and said, "We have an orange alert due to the change in seismology at the Ruiz volcano," and added, "Mayors must prepare the protocols for this state of alert."
The agency also advised people in the area to "remain calm but be attentive" to any developing news about the state of the volcano. An orange alert is issued when an eruption is likely to happen in the next few days or weeks and is considered higher on the four-color alert scale than red, which means an eruption is imminent or under way.
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