Tungurahua Volcano Evacuates 25,000

Four different villages on the slope of the Tungurahua Volcano ("Throat of Fire" in the indigenous Quechua languague) in Ecuador were evacuated on December 1 as the volcano became active for the first time in four months. This 16,500 foot volcano, located in the Andes Mountains just south of the capital Quito, forced 25,000 people out of their native villages and homes and into refugee housing provided by local authorities. 

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