Authorities assess situation following evacuation order on Vulcano island over seismic activity

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Authorities are assessing the situation on Vulcano island north of Sicily on Wednesday following an evacuation order for 250 residents which was given earlier this week due to concerns over seismic activity.

“What is happening is that these concentrations (of gas) have led to an initial order (of evacuation) limited to an area of ​​the island which has been restricted due to the presence of CO2 that is too high and incompatible with human life as it is too dangerous,” explained island administrator Massimo D’Auria.

“The mayor has put in place an office which is the advanced center of civil protection which is also supported by the Red Cross to give the right information to citizens and collect their reports,” said Angelo Messina, a civil protection coordinator on the island.

Vulcano is now closed to tourists while a red zone has been established on the island where partial evacuations have taken place.

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SOT, Massimo D’Auria, Administrator on Vulcano island (Italian): “What is happening is that these concentrations (of gas) have led to an initial order (of evacuation) limited to an area of ​​the island which has been restricted due to the presence of CO2 that is too high and incompatible with human life as it is too dangerous.”

SOT, Massimo D’Auria, Administrator on Vulcano island (Italian): “The order (of evacuation) is limited to the night hours so those who have a second home here can only come and attend to their things but then they have to go back to their other homes, while tourists cannot come to the island.”

SOT, Angelo Messina, Civil protection coordinator on Vulcano island (Italian): “The mayor has put in place an office which is the advanced center of civil protection which is also supported by the Red Cross to give the right information to citizens and collect their reports in the event of excessive gas for instance or suspiciously dead animals or even the change in vegetation color.”

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