Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano (Reuters) Updated: 2006-07-16 08:51A handicapped woman is carried by a rescue police
squad to be evacuated from Cusua, a village near the Tunguharua volcano, some
178 km (108 miles) south of Quito July 15, 2006. Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano
spewed ash, gases and molten rocks on Friday, forcing authorities to evacuate
four nearby villages after the crater registered its most volatile activity
since a 1999 eruption.
A handicapped woman is carried by a rescue police
squad to be evacuated from Cusua, a village near the Tunguharua volcano, some
178 km (108 miles) south of Quito July 15, 2006. Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano
spewed ash, gases and molten rocks on Friday, forcing authorities to evacuate
four nearby villages after the crater registered its most volatile activity
since a 1999 eruption.
