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Ecuador: Volcano: 2002/11/03 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/11/03
Country or District Ecuador
Event Type Volcano
Outline The Report from Ecuador is that Reventador volcano (3561 meters high) was producing a cloud of ash and gas on 3 November, so 1 person was dead and 16 people injured.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No.4 2002/11/14
Dead: 1 person
Injured: 16 people

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Report/Articles

OCHA Situation Report No.5 2002/11/19
24,000 families directly affected, and the regular activities of the 2 million people living in Quito's urban area disrupted by ash fall.

OCHA Situation Report No.4 2002/11/14
The level of activity of El Reventador volcano has decreased during the past week.

OCHA Situation Report No.3 2002/11/08
The health infrastructure is working adequately providing permanent health services.

OCHA Situation Report No.2 2002/11/05
Volcanic ash continued to fall throughout yesterday.

BBC news 2002/11/05
Ecuador volcano eruptions subside

OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/11/04
Approximately at 9:00 local time, a major explosion occurred.

MSN news (Japanese) 2002/11/05
Volcanic Eruption in Ecuador, 17 people dead and injured.

Pictures

BBC news 2002/11/04
In pictures: Ecuador volcano