See Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano Exploding, Spewing Ash

The Turrialba in Costa Rica erupted this week, forcing the country to close down the airport in San Jose on Friday.
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See Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano Exploding, Spewing Ash
:Ash spewed from the Turrialba volcano heads towards San Jose and its surroundings on March 13, 2015. The volcano showered nearby towns with ash forcing evacuations from areas in its vicinity about 80 km from the crater. (AFP PHOTO / EZEQUIEL BECERRA)
Jack Phillips
3/13/2015
Updated:
3/13/2015

:Ash spewed from the Turrialba volcano heads towards San Jose and its surroundings on March 13, 2015. The volcano showered nearby towns with ash forcing evacuations from areas in its vicinity about 80 km from the crater. (AFP PHOTO / EZEQUIEL BECERRA)
:Ash spewed from the Turrialba volcano heads towards San Jose and its surroundings on March 13, 2015. The volcano showered nearby towns with ash forcing evacuations from areas in its vicinity about 80 km from the crater. (AFP PHOTO / EZEQUIEL BECERRA)

 

Ash spewed from the Turrialba volcano heads towards San Jose and its surroundings on March 13, 2015. The volcano showered nearby towns with ash forcing evacuations from areas in its vicinity about 80 km from the crater. AFP PHOTO / EZEQUIEL BECERRA (Photo credit should read EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
Ash spewed from the Turrialba volcano heads towards San Jose and its surroundings on March 13, 2015. The volcano showered nearby towns with ash forcing evacuations from areas in its vicinity about 80 km from the crater. AFP PHOTO / EZEQUIEL BECERRA (Photo credit should read EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jack Phillips
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Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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