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QUITO Residents of the Ecuadorean city of Riobamba awoke to darkened skies on Thursday as clouds of ash pluming out of the Sangay volcano in the Amazon region spread and coated several towns further west.
Sangay has had several moderate eruptions over the past two years, often with little impact due to its remote location in the jungle of Morona Santiago province.
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But activity over the past few weeks has sent ash falling over several Andean towns, damaging crops and cattle.
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QUITO, March 14 (Reuters) - Ecuador’s government on Saturday announced the closure of its borders from Sunday to all foreign travelers due to the spread of the coronavirus, after local authorities confirmed a second death from the infection.
Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner, in a televised statement, said all aerial, land and maritime transport into the Andean country will be prohibited.
Ecuadorean citizens and foreigners with Ecuadorean residency will have until the end of Monday to return, he said.
Ecuador so far has confirmed 28 cases of coronavirus, including two deaths, and authorities have banned all public activities. (Reporting by Alexandra Valencia Writing by Angus Berwick; editing by Diane Craft)
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