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Guatemala volcano eruption leaves dozens dead, thousands forced to evacuate



By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News


Guatemala volcano blankets nearby villages with ash

A volcano southwest of Guatemala's capital has erupted for the second time this year, setting off loud explosions and spewing ash nearly four miles into the sky.

Guatemala’s most violent eruption in more than 100 years sent lava flowing into rural communities, killing 25 people and sent emergency personnel scrambling to rescue those in the surrounding area.

At least 20 people were injured, and authorities said they feared the death toll could rise with a number of people unaccounted for.

Guatemala’s disaster agency said 3,100 people have evacuated nearby communities and ash from the eruption was affecting about 1.7 million people. Shelters were open for evacuees.


In this image taken with a long exposure, the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, spews hot molten rock from its crater in Alotenango, Guatemala. (AP)


“Currently the volcano continues to erupt and there exists a high potential for (pyroclastic) avalanches of debris,” said Eddy Sanchez, director of the country’s seismology and volcanology institute.

The Volcan de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," exploded in hail of ash and molten rock blanketing nearby villages with heavy ash at around noon. Lava began flowing out of the volcano and down toward the mountain’s flank and across homes and roads around 4 p.m.

Dramatic video showed a fast-moving lahar slamming into a bridge on a highway between Sacatepequez and Escuintla. Lahar is described as flow of pyroclastic material and slurry.

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Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, blows outs a thick cloud of ash, as seen from Alotenango, Guatemala. (AP)


Sanchez said the flows reached temperatures of about 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit.

“Not everyone was able to get out. I think they ended up buried,” Consuelo Hernandez, a resident of the village of El Rodeo, told the newspaper Diario de Centroamerica.

Hundreds of rescue workers, including firefighters, police and soldiers, worked to help any survivors and recover any more bodies amid the still-smoking lava.


Fidelina Lopez, right, is consoled by her daughter Claudia in a shelter near the Volcan de Fuego or Volcano of Fire in Alotenango, Guatemala. (AP)


Rescue operations were temporarily suspended due to weather conditions, municipal firefighters’ spokesman Cecilio Chacaj said.

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said he would ask Congress to approve a state of emergency declaration and urged residents to heed warnings from emergency officials.

One of Central America's most active volcanoes, the conical Volcan de Fuego reaches an altitude of 12,346 feet above sea level at its peak.

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And we have our own volcano in Hawaii....NO asylum for Guatemalans to come here!!!

Too bad, we have our own mess and natural disasters to clean up and our OWN people to take care of!

No money, no aid and no oatmeal.

We are sick of being the dumping ground and ATM machine for the world. 21 TRILLION IN DEBT!

SEND ALL THEIR TPS AND ILLEGAL ALIENS TO GO BACK AND HELP REBUILD!!!

The Latest: Guatemala says 109 confirmed dead from volcano

THE LATEST: HUNDREDS EVACUATED FROM A FIRE IN COLORADO

SEND THEM ALL FLEEING TO AUSTRALIA!

THESE COUNTRIES DO NOT GIVE 2 SQUATS ABOUT OUR DISPLACED PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND LIVES!

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FLOOD IN ENDICOTT MARYLAND, THE PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO STILL WITHOUT HOMES AND TEXAS, FLORIDA, MS, LA, AND THE FIRES IN NAPA! THE MUDSLIDES IN BIG SUR!

DON'T FORGET THE TORNADOES THAT RIPPED THROUGH HOMES IN OKLAHOMA!

NO...THEY DO NOT GIVE A HOOT ABOUT OUR "SOB" STORIES...ONLY THEIRS!

WHERE IS ALL THE BILLIONS POURING IN FOR OUR CITIZENS?