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Asharq Al-Awsat
3 days ago
- Climate
- Asharq Al-Awsat
More than 700 People Evacuated as Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Spews Ash
Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution. A lava stream was building up around the crater of the volcano, which lies about 18 km (11 miles) from the central city of Antigua Guatemala, seismology agency INSIVUMEH said. Some ash plumes reached around 5 km into the air, it added Authorities have been warning of increased activity around the active volcano this week. "We have evacuated over 700 people who have spent the night in shelters. We evacuated them as a precaution," disaster agency CONRED said on Friday. People had been moved from the nearby areas of Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango, it added. In a report shortly after midnight on Friday, INSIVUMEH said a lava flow could be seen stretching to around 1.2 km. "This continues to accumulate in an unstable manner around the crater and in the high parts of the ravines, which could collapse and cause more pyroclastic flows," it said. Fuego is known for its frequent activity. In June 2018, its most violent eruption in about four decades killed more than 200 people. Around the size of the US state of Tennessee, the Central American nation is home to 37 volcanoes, though many of them are considered dormant or extinct.
CNA
3 days ago
- Climate
- CNA
More than 700 people evacuated as Guatemala's Fuego volcano spews ash
GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday (Jun 6) as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution. A lava stream was building up around the crater of the volcano, which lies about 18 km (11 miles) from the central city of Antigua Guatemala, seismology agency INSIVUMEH said. Some ash plumes reached around 5 km into the air, it added Authorities have been warning of increased activity around the active volcano this week. "We have evacuated over 700 people who have spent the night in shelters. We evacuated them as a precaution," disaster agency CONRED said on Friday. People had been moved from the nearby areas of Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango, it added. In a report shortly after midnight on Friday, INSIVUMEH said a lava flow could be seen stretching to around 1.2 km. "This continues to accumulate in an unstable manner around the crater and in the high parts of the ravines, which could collapse and cause more pyroclastic flows," it said. Fuego is known for its frequent activity. In June 2018, its most violent eruption in about four decades killed more than 200 people.
Khaleej Times
4 days ago
- Climate
- Khaleej Times
More than 700 people evacuated as Guatemala's Fuego volcano spews ash
Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution. A lava stream was building up around the crater of the volcano, which lies about 18 km (11 miles) from the central city of Antigua Guatemala, seismology agency INSIVUMEH said. Some ash plumes reached around 5 km into the air, it added. Authorities have been warning of increased activity around the active volcano this week. "We have evacuated over 700 people who have spent the night in shelters. We evacuated them as a precaution," disaster agency CONRED said on Friday. People had been moved from the nearby areas of Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango, it added. In a report shortly after midnight on Friday, INSIVUMEH said a lava flow could be seen stretching to around 1.2 km. "This continues to accumulate in an unstable manner around the crater and in the high parts of the ravines, which could collapse and cause more pyroclastic flows," it said. Fuego is known for its frequent activity. In June 2018, its most violent eruption in about four decades killed more than 200 people. Around the size of the US state of Tennessee, the Central American nation is home to 37 volcanoes, though many of them are considered dormant or extinct.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
More than 700 people evacuated as Guatemala's Fuego volcano spews ash
Smoke rises from the crater of the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala. Photo: JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution. A lava stream was building up around the crater of the volcano, which lies about 18 km from the central city of Antigua Guatemala, seismology agency INSIVUMEH said. Some ash plumes reached around 5 km into the air, it added. Authorities have been warning of increased activity around the active volcano this week. "We have evacuated over 700 people who have spent the night in shelters. We evacuated them as a precaution," disaster agency CONRED said on Friday. People had been moved from the nearby areas of Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango, it added. In a report shortly after midnight on Friday (local time), INSIVUMEH said a lava flow could be seen stretching to around 1.2 km. "This continues to accumulate in an unstable manner around the crater and in the high parts of the ravines, which could collapse and cause more pyroclastic flows," it said. Fuego is known for its frequent activity. In June 2018, its most violent eruption in about four decades killed more than 200 people. Around the size of the US state of Tennessee, the Central American nation is home to 37 volcanoes, though many of them are considered dormant or extinct. - Reuters
CTV News
4 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts, spewing ash and spurring evacuations
Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala began evacuating some residents from the slopes the Volcano of Fire Thursday after a new eruption spewed hot gas and ash high into the sky. Juan Laureano, spokesperson for the National Disaster Reduction Coordinator, said that at least 594 people were moved to shelters from five communities in Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepequez departments. Laureano said that given the volcano's activity the number of evacuees was expected to rise. Wilver Guerra, 28-year-old resident of El Porvenir moved to a shelter in Chimaltenango. 'At first everything was normal, only fire in the morning when the volcano's activity increased a bit, but it's OK, better to evacuate in time,' he said. Authorities also closed a highway in the area and suspended classes at 39 schools. The 12,300-foot (3,763-metre) high volcano is one of the most active in Central America. It is 33 miles (53 km) from Guatemala's capital. A 2018 eruption killed 194 people and left another 234 missing. The Associated Press
