A application mobile was launched in the canton Rumiñahui , to the southeast of Quito. But not just any ‘app’ is one intended to obtain information on the status of the Cotopaxi volcano . The Colossus, at 5897 meters above the sea (m), recorded an increase in its activity since April 2015.
The application is called Emergency Cotopaxi and can be download through system phones android . In this you will find a detailed menu maps, evacuation routes, shelters, safe sites, areas considered at risk … also activate the geolocation of the person using it. This will help to locate in what area is and where to evacuate. It can do at the map or talking through the mic mobile .
Additionally, in this ‘app’ user can find measures Prevention Safety kits, ie, what should be the backpack. You can also observe the volcano alerts: yellow, orange or red. Currently, according to the authorities, the warning yellow .
Another is kept new that comprise this tool it is an SOS button. With this, you can send a message to a family in your exact location so they can locate it easily. The tool will be useful in case your family is separated during a possible eruption volcano .
According to Diego Trujillo, Risk Advisor Municipality of Rumiñahui, the proposal is part of the measures of prevention and education that holds the Cabildo . The goal is that the inhabitants are informed and know how to react in case of an eventuality. “The application is free and can be downloaded any person”.
The information in this application is current and official, ie, it is based on data from the National Secretariat Management Risk (SNGR).
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