Moderate to strong lahars descended down the slopes of the Volcán de Fuego in El Jute and Las Lajas ravines.
The two ravines are on the eastern flank of the volcano and are tributaries of the Achuguate and Guacalate rivers, respectively.
First the volcanic eruption on the 4th of July:
Then the ferocious river of mud on the 5th of July:
La CONRED da seguimiento al reporte de un lahar que desciende por las barrancas El Jute y Las Lajas en el volcán de Fuego.
— Canal Antigua (@CanalAntigua) July 5, 2020
Vía: @ConredGuatemala pic.twitter.com/XMcBCea6Qk
In this video, you even see people being dragged and saved from a stranded car.
Notable lahars include those at Mount Pinatubo and Nevado del Ruiz, the latter of which killed thousands of people in the town of Armero.
El @insivumehgt reporta descenso de lahar en las barrancas El Jute y Las Lajas del volcán de Fuego. pic.twitter.com/hAGYknYy4s
— Prensa Libre (@prensa_libre) July 5, 2020
And did you know that urban Seattle could be facing a lahar as tall as 600 freaking feet. Yes, because it’s already happened before!
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More to come soon. Incoming solar system.