Overall White Volcanic eruption alert for Ruiz, Nevado del in Colombia from 11 Jul 2013 18:45 UTC to 20 Jun 2012 18:01 UTC

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Overall White alert Volcanic eruption for Ruiz, Nevado del

in Colombia

Event summary

WHITE alert: The Ruiz, Nevado del Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID	VO 421
Name:	Ruiz, Nevado del
Lat/Lon:	4.895277 , -75.3225
Event Date:	11 Jul 2013 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:
Exposed Population 100km:	No people affected
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:
Population Exposure Index PEI:
Inserted at:	01 Jan 1900 00:00 UTC

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