Turrialba volcano did not sleep on Sunday, according to a detailed new report from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica National University (OVSICORI-A).
The colossus
has presented intermittent ash emissions”
and the eruption reported at 11:08 a.m. was in progress until 5:00 p.m.
The ashes reached 700 meters high in the brief moments that clouds allowed to observe the emissions.
Almost all this time the crater visibility was poor due to weather conditions, a lot of clouds…”
reads the report.
Predominant wind direction was southwest and west, affecting areas like Coronado, Guadalupe, Sabanilla de Montes de Oca, Curridabat, Moravia and Heredia.