Colombia to evacuate thousands over volcano fear

The Colombian government said today it will evacuate 9,000 people living near a volcano in the south-west amid concerns it is about to erupt.

The 2,300 families living in a high-risk zone near the Galeras volcano will be asked “to stay with friends, family or in other places” far from the danger and will receive €33 a month for expenses, Eduardo Jose Gonzalez, director of the government’s Disaster Attention and Prevention Office, said in a statement.