News.com.au - 12/17/12, AFP
A view of the Tungurahua volcano, from Patate, Ecuador, taken in August this year. Source: AFP
ECUADOR has issued an orange alert - the second-highest warning level - for towns near the Tungurahua volcano, as its level of activity rose, civil defence officials say.
The area of the warning covers the adjacent provinces of Tungurahua and Chimborazo, according to the national civil defence agency.
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