Volcano Begins to Erupt in Eastern El Salvador

Volcano Begins to Erupt in Eastern El Salvador
Clouds and gasses surround the Chaparrastique volcano in San Jorge, El Salvador, on Nov. 28, 2022. Salvador Melendez/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—Authorities in El Salvador on Monday warned residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the country’s east to be alert after it began to erupt.

The Environmental Ministry’s observatory reported explosions in the central crater of the volcano located about 83 miles (135 kilometers) east of the capital. It said the eruption’s intensity was a 1 on a scale from 0–8.