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Guatemala is on alert and evacuates hundreds of villagers after eruption of the Fuego volcano erupts

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GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption the day before of the Fuego volcano, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and one of Central America’s most active volcanoes.

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  1. The Republic

    Guatemala evacuates villages due to an eruption of the Fuego volcano (opens The Republic)

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    GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations in some southern communities around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting. Claudinne Ogaldes, executive secretary of the Guatemalan disaster managing agency, CONRED, confirmed on Monday evening to The Associated Press that the er…

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Guatemala: Towns evacuated as Fuego volcano erupts (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The country's disaster energy issued in second-highest warning level and urged residents to seek shelter. Onlookers have also been warned to stop climbing a nearby volcano to take videos of the eruption.

  3. UPI

    Watch live: Guatemala orders evacuations after volcano erupts (opens UPI)

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    Guatemala raised a nationwide orange alert and ordered evacuation of nearby communities after Volcán de Fuego entered a new eruptive phase,

  4. CBS News

    Dramatic photos show lava spewing from Fuego volcano in Guatemala (opens CBS News)

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    Guatemalan officials on Monday began evacuating two villages near the Fuego volcano due to the ongoing eruption.

  5. Jonesboro Sun

    Guatemala evacuates villages after Fuego volcano erupts (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Residents of two villages near Guatemala’s Fuego volcano have been evacuated following an eruption that started on Monday, according to Guatemala’s disaster management agency. Video of the erpution shows clouds of gas and ash over the volcano as lava and…

  6. Al Jazeera

    Guatemala issues second-highest ‘danger’ alert after Fuego volcano erupts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Fuego, one of the region's most active volcanoes, has erupted repeatedly in recent years, forcing mass evacuations.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Photos: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, forcing evacuations (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Guatemala raises alert as Fuego volcano erupts, spewing ash and forcing village evacuations.

  8. KYMA Yuma

    Fuego Volcano in Guatemala registered increases in its eruptive activity (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The Fuego Volcano, located between the departments of Escuintla, Chimaltenango, and Sacatepéquez, registered an increase in its eruptive activity, prompting Guatemalan authorities to declare an institutional orange alert and activate prevention protocols.

  9. The Guardian

    Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuation of hundreds of people (opens The Guardian)

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    Eruption of the Fuego volcano sends lava and ash nearly four miles into the sky as country declares alert warning Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala ’s Fuego volcano have evacuated their homes after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash.

  10. The Columbian

    Guatemala is on alert and evacuates hundreds of villagers after eruption of the Fuego volcano erupts (opens The Columbian)

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    GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption the day before of the Fuego volcano, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and one of Central America’s most active volcanoes.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Evacuations ordered as Guatemala volcano erupts (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted Monday, triggering an orange alert and evacuations near the deadly 2018 eruption site.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Guatemalan volcano reaches ‘critical explosive phase’ as hundreds evacuated (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Merlin Delcid, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano has forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby towns, authorities said Tuesday as they warned that volcanic activity is at its most intense phase.

  13. Jonesboro Sun

    Guatemala evacuates communities after Fuego volcano erupts, in photos (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted, sending ash, gas and lava down its slopes. Authorities remain on alert as the volcano, one of Central America's most active, continues to pose…

  14. France 24

    Guatemala volcano eruption forces hundreds to flee ash, gas and lava (opens France 24)

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    In Guatemala, authorities have declared a red alert – the most severe danger warning – in areas affected by the eruption of the Fuego Volcano, located about 35 kilometers from the country's capital. The alert covers the areas of Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, and Escuintla, home to around 1.

  15. The Republic

    Fuego volcano activity that triggered evacuations in Guatemala is decreasing, but risks remain (opens The Republic)

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    GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Activity at Guatemala’s Fuego volcano that began Monday morning and caused widespread evacuations is gradually decreasing, authorities said Wednesday. However, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction, or CONRED, urged the population to remain cautious because rainfall f…

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