Mexican volcano erupts

Explosion: Popocatépetl, a volcano in Mexico, erupted around 2.30am on Monday sending ash and smoke nearly two miles into the sky.


The plume covered an area home to approximately 25 million people in the area of Puebla, Mexico. The thick smoke and ash have since caked the city in white dust.


Officials have warned locals to wear masks to avoid inhaling the dangerous ash and dust released from the Popocatépetl volcano on Monday

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