Urgent Warden Message for U.S. Citizens

[meroberts]

Message for U.S. Citizens - Update on Popocatepetl Volcano Activity and Emergency Preparedness
On July 6, 2013 the Centro Nacional de Prevenci?n de Desastres (CENAPRED) announced that the alert level for Popocatepetl Volcano is now Yellow Alert, phase 3, which is the fifth of seven possible levels. Some flights between Mexico and the United States have been disrupted, so please check with individual airlines for the latest updates.
The volcano lies around 70km (40 miles) southeast of Mexico City. CENAPRED has also stated that recent changes in the volcano?s activity could be indicators of increased likelihood of expulsion of ash. Please review the CENAPRED website for updates: http://www.cenapred.gob.mx/es/ (Spanish) or http://www.cenapred.unam.mx/cgi-bin/popo...trepi2.cgi (English).

Per the CENAPRED announcement, activity is prohibited within a 12 kilometer radius from the volcano. If you travel to other areas around Popocatepetl, you should familiarize yourself with evacuation plans, monitor news outlets, use good judgment, and take all appropriate safety measures as volcanic conditions?as well as wind direction?can change rapidly.

Please monitor local, national and international news media (print, radio, and television) for updates and to take appropriate measures to ensure personal safety and well-being during the heightened alert.

The State Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have very helpful guides for disaster preparedness available to you on-line at: www.travel.state.gov and at http://www.fema.gov/plan. The National Geographic website also has useful information on preparedness for volcano activity at

http://environment.nationalgeographic.co...fety-tips/. We urge everyone to review the disaster preparedness materials available on-line to be better informed and better prepared for potential emergencies arising from the increased volcanic activity.

The U.S. Embassy is located in Mexico City at Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, telephone from the United States: 011-52-55-5080-2000; telephone within Mexico City: 5080-2000; telephone long distance within Mexico 01-55-5080-2000. You may also contact the Embassy by e-mail at: ACSMexicoCity@state.gov. The Embassy's internet address is http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/.

Area consular agencies include:
Acapulco: Hotel Emporio, Costera Miguel Aleman 121 ? Suite 14; telephone (011)(52)(744) 481-0100 or (011)(52)(744) 484-0300.
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo: Hotel Fontan, Blvd. Ixtapa; telephone (011)(52)(755) 553-2100.
Oaxaca: Macedonio Alcala No. 407, Interior 20; telephone (011)(52)(951)514-3054 or (011)(52)(951) 516-2853.
San Miguel de Allende: Centro Comercial La Luciernaga, Libramiento Manuel Zavala (Pepe KBZON), telephone (011)(52)(415) 152-2357.

U.S. citizens in other areas of Mexico should seek the assistance of the U.S. Consulates or Consular agencies located throughout the country. A directory of Consulates and Consular Agencies can be found on the Embassy website at http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/citizen_...t-map.html

[raquelita]

By clicking on a CENAPRED link in the Warden's Message, you will be able to see daily images of Popo's activity.

[roberb7]

Excellent flyover film of Popocatepetl taken on July 8:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...sq9TqnrdKk

I heard that the communities around Popocatepetl are getting a welcome increase in tourism. I might pay them a visit myself in a month or so.