VIDEO: Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke 2,500 metres above crater

Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano spewed out ash and smoke high into the air 50 miles southeast of the capital Mexico City.

Experts say the ash and smoke rose 2,500 metres above the volcano’s crater. According to Mexico’s National Centre for Disaster Prevention, there were more than 40 exhalations reported.

This most recent activity comes after a series of rumblings at the massive volcano over recent months.