Ecuador Volcano Spews Rocks, Ash
January 11, 2008 By DOLORES OCHOA, Associated Press Writer
Children walk to school as the Tungurahua volcano throws ashes near the village of Cotalo in Ecuador, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
(AP) -- Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano on Thursday hurled fiery rocks and sent a column of ash and steam 1 1/2 miles above its crater. Experts have warned that Tungurahua is poised for a major eruption within a matter of days or weeks.
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