Residents evacuated as Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, spewing lava, ash and rocks
Around 30,000 people were potentially ‘at risk’, authorities said, after Central America’s most active volcano erupted on Monday
Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.
Residents with traumatic memories of a deadly eruption in 2018 sought refuge after the Fuego volcano exploded spectacularly 35km (22 miles) from the capital Guatemala City.
“We heard the rumblings and then a strong eruption,” Manuel Cobox, 46, told Agence France-Presse after leaving his home with his wife and three daughters.
Some 125 families, around 900 people, were moved to safety from the community of El Porvenir, said Juan Laureano, a spokesman for Guatemala’s disaster coordination agency, Conred.
Residents of another community in Las Lajitas were also evacuated, the official added.
Buses brought evacuees carrying belongings to a town hall turned into a temporary shelter, while others stayed with friends or relatives.
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