volcano erupted in an ash cloud on
Sunday prompting authorities to temporarily
close two airports in the area,
The civil aeronautics agency said if closed
airports a Manizales and Pereira as a
precaution after the 830 am (13.30 GMT)
eruption.
This resulted in the cancellation of at
least 16 flights on Sunday
A major eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz
in 1985 meted the volcano's snowcap,,
unleashing mudslides that wiped out
the town of Armero,killing an estimated
23,000 people.
The volcano ,which has been active for
an estimated 150,000 years is 220 kilometres
(137 miles) west of BOGOTA, AFP
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