New powerful volcanic eruption: Thousands are urged to evacuate as erupting ‘Fuego Volcano’ spews lava in Guatemala

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Disaster coordination authorities have asked thousands in ten communities to evacuate and go to safe areas as Fuego Volcano in Guatemala starts spewing lava, just months after the volcano erupted killing 194 people and leaving a further 234 missing.

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Fuego volcano eruption on November 18, 2018. via Facebook video

Thousands of people have been urged to evacuate after an increased eruption of Guatemala’s 12,300ft Fuego volcano. Dramatic pictures show glowing lava spewing from the summit of the volcano located in the south-central part of the country.

Disaster coordination authorities have asked ten communities to evacuate and go to safe areas.

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This is the 5th eruption of the volcano situated in Guatemala this year. via Facebook video

This morning, David de Leon, spokesman for the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction, said monitoring of the volcano’s activity yesterday showed the intensity of the eruption was being maintained.

It comes just months after a previous eruption of the ‘Volcano of Fire’ killed 194 people and left 234 missing. However, aid groups helping badly hit areas insist the true number of those still unaccounted for after the disaster in June runs in to the thousands.

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Thousands of people have been evacuated from villages around the volcanic peak. via Youtube video

At the time, searing flows of lava, ash and rock mixed with water and debris gushed down the volcano’s flanks, blocking roads and burning homes. Fast-moving pyroclastic flows overtook people in homes and streets with temperatures reaching as high as 700C (1,300F), and hot ash and volcanic gases that can cause rapid asphyxiation.

The volcano, one of the most active in Central America, spewed more ash and lava in October, prompting warnings for nearby communities. Fuego has been erupting since 2002, and was continuously active in 2017.

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Daily Mail – Thousands are urged to evacuate as erupting 12,300-foot ‘Volcano of Fire’ spews lava in Guatemala

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  1. I love it when NO writer posts the month or the Day of the latest eruption. REWRITE. I guess you must be a new writer.

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