Fogo, a volcano in the Cape Verde archipelago located off the coast of West Aftica, started erupting around 11:00 UTC on Sunday, November 23, 2014, after almost 20 years of calm period. The eruption prompted nation's prime minister Jose Maria Neves to call for evacuations of Cha das Caldeiras on the slopes of the volcano. Toulouse VAAC has set Aviation Color Code to Red.

Neves said in yesterday's statement that the eruption is at the same place where last eruption occurred in 1995 and that it seems much stronger. He explained that meteorological and geophysical services have been warning that seismic activity has intensified few days before the eruption started. 

According to data received, the eruption is comparable or stronger to that of 1951 and things could further deteriorate, Neves said.