Heavy rains at the top of Santiaguito volcano generated strong lahars in the bed of the Nima I River.
The bed of the river got suddenly filled up with plenty of pasty fine material containing with blocks of 50 to 70 cms, trunks and tree branches, and a hot mudslide with a width of 30 meters.
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Lahars are part of the activity of the Santiaguito volcano due to the amount of rain in the volcanic area.
Imágenes de lahar bajando del Volcán Santiaguito hoy a las 14:13 horas. Foto enviada por nuestros observadores pic.twitter.com/SZpYDkMEQN
— INSIVUMEH Guatemala (@insivumehgt) 13 juin 2016
Downpours drag the volcanic material from past eruptions and daily activity.
Here an example of a lahar at Santiaguito volcano in June 2014:
and here under the bridge Castillo Armas in June 2014 again:
Take care!