Ethiopia villagers flee volcanic activity

Thousands evacuated in Ethiopia due to volcanic activity
Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated after potentially dangerous volcanic activity, officials said Friday. The evacuations come after steam eruptions have been seen since Thursday from the long-dormant volcano of Mount Dofen,
Ethiopia villagers flee volcanic activity 'in panic'
Shiferaw Teklemariam, from the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission, told the Reuters news agency that while it was too early to classify the activity as an eruption, authorities were taking precautions.
Ethiopia is evacuating thousands facing dangerous volcanic activity in a remote area
Ethiopian authorities say they are evacuating thousands of civilians who live near potentially dangerous volcanic activity in a remote part of the country’s north-east.
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