Volcanoes erupt in Ecuador, Guatemala
12:53, 29 May 2010
QUITO. May 29. KAZINFORM Ecuadorian authorities on Friday closed the airport in the country's largest and most populated city Guayaquil and ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents due to a volcanic eruption in the South American country, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Earlier, the General Direction of Civil Aviation (DAC) halted the domestic flight between Quito and Cuenca and the international flight between Lima and Quito due to the ash emission of the Tungurahua Volcano.
The DAC said in a statement that the airports were closed for operational security, but there are alternative routes for the planes to take off or land without problem, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version.