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...Floods. Rain is an even greater threat than an eruption, Tazieff has warned. Only last December the flooded Reventado River pushed thousands of tons of volcanic mud onto the out skirts of Cartago, killing 13 people and wrecking hundreds of homes. Now the danger is worse. A thick layer of unstable ash has accumulated in the area between Cartago and the smoking mountain. With the rainy season approaching, it may turn into a slithery morass and, faster than a man can run, slide down the valleys, picking up rocks and trees. The first heavy rain to soak Irazú, Tazieff...
Last week the threatened city was a scene of worried preparation. At a cost of $10 million, Volcano Minister Dengo is diverting the course of the Reventado River as it nears Cartago. The upper bed of the river is being cleaned out to reduce the amount of ash that a flood can pick up. Sentries watch for rain on the mountain and report by radio. Plans have been drawn up for the quick evacuation of the city, and the entire population is being immunized against diseases that follow a disaster...
Auto carburetors clog, typewriters stick and doors jam; airplanes no longer land at the local airport. Slowly the city's drainage system is plugging up-and so much ash has settled in the Reventado River that a recent rainstorm sent waters spilling over the banks, destroying some 500 homes in the city of Cartago...
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