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Popocatépetl spews 2-kilometer fumarole

The exhalation was registered today at 09:04 hours by Mexico's National Civil Protection System

Taken from Twitter account @LUISFELIPE_P
08/10/2017 |10:00
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This morning, the Popocatépetl volcano registered an exhalation with a moderate content of ash towards the East, according to Mexico's National Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Felipe Puente .

Mr. Puente stated through his Twitter account the exhalation had a height of two kilometers .

According to Mexico's National Center for Disaster Prevention ( CENAPRED ), in the last 24 hours, they have registered 31 low-intensity exhalations and three explosions coming from the volcano.

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They further detailed the first two explosions had a height of no more than two kilometers in direction of the Southwest, while the third reached three kilometers, with moderate content of ash towards the Northeast.

Since yesterday, there's been a light ash fall in the community Tetela del Volcán, in the state of Morelos .

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