Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano erupted twice on Sunday, blasting a column of ash, smoke and gas more than 1.5km into the sky.

A level-two yellow alert warning remains in effect following a second eruption at 6:34pm which sent a column of ash in a north-northwestern direction, following the initial eruption at 5:55am.

#Volcán#Popocatepetl: A las 18:34 h, se registró una explosión acompañada de ceniza y gas con altura aproximada de 1.5 km, que se dispersa con dirección norte-noroeste. El 🚦de alerta se encuentra en #AmarilloFase2. Sigue las recomendaciones ante caída de ceniza. pic.twitter.com/GGKtHXvLGD — ProtecciónCivilSeguridad (@CNPC_MX) August 25, 2019

#Volcán#Popocatépetl A las 05:55 h, se registró una explosión que arrojó fragmentos sobre la ladera del volcán, la emisión generó una columna con altura de 1.5 km y bajo contenido de ceniza, con dirección al noroeste. El 🚦de alerta se encuentra en #AmarilloFase2. pic.twitter.com/ZixvE2U5Je — ProtecciónCivilSeguridad (@CNPC_MX) August 25, 2019

Mexican authorities have warned people to stay away from the crater due to the danger of falling “ballistic fragments,” and called for extra attention to possible landslides. They also warned locals that ash may cover towns in the surrounding area.

Popocatepetl, which is located 70km southeast of Mexico City, lay dormant for decades before erupting in 1994. Since then, it has been quite active. Over the weekend, authorities registered at least 85 minutes of tremors and 18 explosions, as well as over 170 smaller exhalations accompanied by water vapor, gas and low amounts of ash.

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