The Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City is spewing intense ash, smoke and gas. Flights have been cancelled and schools shut. Its last major eruption happened more than a thousand years ago. Is a big disaster coming?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico s Popocatepetl volcano rumbled to life again this week, belching out towering clouds of ash that forced 11 villages to cancel school sessions.
A severe eruption from the volcano, located 72 kilometers southeast of Mexico City, could cut off air traffic or smother the city in clouds of choking ash.