View from the town of Pillaro, Ecuador, of the volcanic ash column that keeps flowing from the Ecuadorean volcano of Tungurahua, on 25 April 2011. Tungurahua volcano began its reactivation last Wednesday after four months of apparently calm.
A general view of the Tungurahua volcano expelling molten lava and ash taken from Cotalo town, Ecuador, on 26 April 2011. The volcano errupted on 21 April 2011 after it had remain calm for the past four months.
A general view of the Tungurahua volcano expelling molten lava and ash taken from Cotalo town, Ecuador, on 26 April 2011. The volcano errupted on 21 April 2011 after it had remain calm for the past four months
A general view of the Tungurahua volcano expelling ash taken from Cotalo town, Ecuador, on 26 April 2011. The volcano errupted on 21 April 2011 after it had remain calm for the past four months.
A view from Ambato city shows the Tungurahua volcano spewing ash and smoke during an eruption in Banios April 27, 2011. Ecuador on Tuesday closed schools and evacuated towns in areas near Tungurahua, after the volcano spewed ash clouds miles into the air, damaging crops and endangering the health of residents in nearby villages, according to local media. The country's geophysical institute has reported increased volcano activity since last Thursday, and has detected six eruptions so far.
