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Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano spews ash, 200 people evacuated

File - Lava spurts out from the Tungurahua volcano in Pelileo, Ecuador, on May 8, 2013. CARLOS CAMPANA/AFP/Getty Images

QUITO, Ecuador – Authorities in Ecuador say at least 200 people have been evacuated from near the Tungurahua volcano after it spewed an ash plume more than 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) into the air.

The regional director of the National Risk Management Secretariat, Lourdes Mayorga, says the explosion produced ash and pyroclastic flows, and could be felt hundreds of kilometres away.

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She said Sunday that at least 200 people were evacuated from the zones of Cusua, Chacauco and Juive near the volcano.

Authorities declared an orange alert, which allows officials to acquire the goods and carry out works to provide humanitarian assistance if needed.

Tungurahua has been active for more than 13 years. The 16,480-foot (5,023-meter) volcano is located about 84 miles (135 kilometres) southeast of the capital, Quito.

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