A powerful eruption of Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano at 12:51 UTC on March 8, 2016 produced an eruption column that rose approximately 11 km (36 000 feet) above the sea level. Pyroclastic flows descended 2.2 km (1.3 miles) towards the communities of Mandur and Achupashal. Very strong explosions also occurred on March 6 and 7, and all of them produced pyroclastic flows into various directions towards the western and northern sector, Volcano Discovery reported. "Violent shock waves that rattled windows and doors and ground rumblings accompanied the explosions. Most of the time, a steam and ash column was rising 3 to 4 km above the crater. At night, explosions could be seen ejecting incandescent material to great height (many 100 meters) and distances over the volcano's cone, generating spectacular avalanches," according to VD. OVT-IGEPN said 7700 g/m2 of ash had accumulated in Choghlontus region since February 26, 2016. This region is rich in corn fields which have been severely damaged