Volcano forces evacuation order
Nicaraguan authorities say they’ve ordered the evacuation of some 300 families living on the flanks of the country’s highest volcano after it began spewing hot gas and ash on Tuesday. Federal government spokeswoman and first lady Rosario Murillo said a yellow alert was declared Wednesday in a twokilometre radius around the San Cristobal volcano to allow the evacuation of residents who would be at highest risk during a significant eruption. Murillo said 15 eruptions had been recorded over the last day at the volcano.