Tag: State of emergency in Ecuador Cotopaxi

• Monday, August 17th 2015 - 08:07 UTC

  Ecuador declares state of emergency as volcano Cotopaxi becomes active

  

  Ecuador's President Rafael Correa declared a state of emergency Saturday after increased activity the day before at the giant Cotopaxi volcano, giving the government greater leeway to mobilize financial resources in the event of an eruption.