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Se­nior geo­sci­en­tist Xavier Moo­nan is call­ing for the re­lo­ca­tion of farm­ers and the con­struc­tion of a new road, as shift­ing land and gas emis­sions con­tin­ue in Los Iros.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia, Moo­nan said, “Re­al­ly, they need to be re­lo­cat­ed. They should be giv­en agri­cul­tur­al land and al­lowed else­where to do their busi­ness.”

He con­firmed that cracks and bub­bling have been ob­served but stopped short of con­firm­ing a mud vol­cano. “We haven’t proven that yet. When we start to see the grey muds com­ing up, then we’ll have an idea.”