Nevado del Ruiz Residents evacuated from slopes of volcano.

Recently, People living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase in seismic activity.

* Nevado del Ruiz is an ice-clad stratovolcano located in the Andes Mountains of Colombia, South America.

* It is part of the former Ruiz-Tolima volcanic complex as well as the dangerous Pacific Ring of fire.

Previous eruption :

* The volcano has erupted several times in the past, with the most catastrophic eruption occurring on November 13, 1985.

* Since the 1985 eruption, has remained active, with several smaller eruptions occurring in the years following the disaster...

Source : BBC