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Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for "Volcano of Fire") is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is located 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Guatemala City. [2] It is a stratovolcano that has had more than 60 eruptions since 1524, including a major eruption in 1974 which produced pyroclastic flows and ashfall that destroyed the region's winter harvest and caused roof collapse and infrastructure ...
On May 27, at approximately 20:00 hours there was a strong eruption ejecting debris and ash columns up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) followed by several tremors. Ash rained down in many cities to the northwest of the volcano, including Guatemala City. [104] The volcanic ash fall pelted the capital and La Aurora International Airport.
Keanakakoi eruption: 350 to 400 Mount Mayon: 4 Philippines: 1897 [22] 353 Mount Merapi: 4 Indonesia: 2010 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi: 340 Cotopaxi: 4 Ecuador: 1877 [23] 326 Makian: 4 Indonesia: 1861 [6] 245 Nyiragongo: 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2002 216 Mount Vesuvius: 4 Italy: 1906 [24] 190 to 2,900 Volcán de Fuego: 3 Guatemala ...
An estimated 25 people, including three children, were killed on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in more than four decades.
Guatemala's Fuego volcano exploded again on Tuesday, sending rescue workers scrambling for cover beneath the smoking peak.
The volcano spewed out dangerous flows of fast-moving clouds of hot ash, lava and gas early Monday. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Satellite view of the eruption, showing the ash plume emitted from the volcano. Fuego's most recent period of activity began in 1999 and continues to the present day. This period consists of persistent low-level eruptive activity interspersed with occasional violent explosive "paroxysmal" eruptions.
Eufemia Garcia watched in horror as Guatemala's Fuego volcano sent scalding ash and gas surging over her home a week ago, burying her children and grandson.