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Costa Rican Volcano Erupts

   VOA News 07 January 2010
   An abandoned shed stands near the crater of the Turrialba volcano , 42
   miles east of San Jose, Costa Rica, 06 Jan 2010.

Photo: AP

   An abandoned shed stands near the crater of the Turrialba volcano , 42
   miles east of San Jose, Costa Rica, 06 Jan 2010

   Costa  Rica's Turrialba volcano has erupted for the first time in more
   than  a  century,  spewing ash and prompting the evacuation of a small
   group of people living in nearby communities.
   Authorities  monitoring Turrialba's activity increased a volcano alert
   level Wednesday, saying "intense" but "low" seismic activity continued
   in the crater area.
   Officials  also  say  winds  could  blow  some  of  the  ash  from the
   3,328-meter volcano toward the Costa Rican capital, San Jose.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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