A large volcano in Guatemala is erupting, with authorities evacuating nearly 300 families while warning another 30,000 people in the region could be at risk.
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The eruption of volcanic volcanoes began overnight, with dark clouds emitting ashes. No immediate reports of casualties.
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The Conred Disaster Center in Guatemala says the volcano, called Fuego (the Spaniard’s “fire”) is sending a “volcanic decay flow”, which is “a high-temperature combination of gas, ash and rock debris through the volcanic complex’s ditches.”
Officials say the flow of volcanic material is weak to moderate, but is expected to increase.
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Located about 33 miles southwest of Guatemala City, the 12,300-foot volcano is the most active volcano in Central America. It usually explodes every four years, but the last one broke out in June 2023. During that eruption, more than 1,000 people were evacuated.
one Erupted in 2018 194 people were killed and 234 others were missing.
There are two other active volcanoes in Guatemala – Santiamu in the west of the country and Pacaya in the south.
