#PicOfTheLot: Ash and smoke at Cotopaxi

FP Staff • August 28, 2015, 15:42:11 IST

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28 August: The Cotopaxi volcano, one of the world’s highest active volcanoes, spews ash and smoke as seen from Quito, Ecuador. Ecuadorian authorities are monitoring activity at Cotopaxi volcano, which prompted Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa to declare a state of emergency and authorities to maintain a yellow alert for eruptions as bursts of ash keep spewing from the snow-encircled crater of the volcano and falling in gusts on residential communities. Reuters/Gary Granja

27 August: A Hindu devotee leaves after taking a dip in the waters of the river Godavari during Kumbh Mela or the Pitcher Festival in Nashik, India. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus took part in the religious gathering at the banks of the Godavari river in Nashik city at the festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

26 August: Molten lava flows from the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, at dawn on the French Indian Ocean Reunion Island. The eruption which started on Monday is the fourth one this year for the Piton de la Fournaise, sending hot jets of molten lava spewing up from the peak. Reuters/Gilles Adt

25, August: US President Barack Obama pauses as he addresses the National Clean Energy Summit at the Mandalay Bay Resort Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reuters/Carlos Barria