APTOPIX Nicaragua Volcano(01 of08)
Open Image ModalA group of children stand a distance from an erupting Momotombo volcano, in the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nicaragua Volcano(02 of08)
Open Image ModalA man observes Momotombo volcano\'s eruption and lava flow, from the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec, 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nicaragua Volcano(03 of08)
Open Image ModalWorkers of the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies film the erupting Momotombo with a thermal camera near the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nicaragua Volcano(04 of08)
Open Image ModalThe Momotombo volcano spews a plume of gas and ash as well as glowing rock, as seen from the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec, 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Nicaragua Volcano(05 of08)
Open Image ModalNicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies\' employees watch from a distance the Momotombo volcano\'s eruption and lava flow, in the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec, 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Nicaragua Volcano(06 of08)
Open Image ModalThe Momotombo volcano spews a large plume of gas and ash as seen from the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nicaragua Volcano(07 of08)
Open Image ModalTwo men stand a distance from an erupting Momotombo volcano, in the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nicaragua Volcano(08 of08)
Open Image ModalThe Momotombo volcano spews a large plume of gas and ash as well as glowing rock, as seen from the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Dec, 2, 2015. Quiet for many years, the volcano emitted some glowing rock on Wednesday, after gas and ash emissions began Tuesday. In 1610, the city of Leon was destroyed during an eruption of the Momotombo and was relocated west, where it is currently located. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)