Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spews ash on Mexico City

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The Popocatepetl volcano just east of Mexico City has spit out a cloud of ash and vapour two miles high over several days of eruptions, and Mexico City residents awoke to find a fine layer of volcanic dust on their cars.

It has been years since the centre of the nation's capital has seen a noticeable ash fall because prevailing winds usually blow the volcanic dust in other directions. Ash fell earlier this week in some neighbourhoods on Mexico City's south and east sides.

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