Authorities announced that Fire Volcano, which caused an avalanche that killed 215 people in Guatemala in 2018, has begun a new eruption phase this Saturday with eruptions, ash and lava flows.
“The Fire Volcano has shown an increase in its activity and has entered the eruption phase in the last few minutes (… Insivumeh) in a news release,” he told the Volcanology Institute.
The eruption of the 3,763-metre-high volcano, located 35 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City, produces “continuous weak, moderate, and strong eruptions,” according to the agency.
It also causes a lava “incandescent source” over 500 meters above the crater, located between the Escuintla, Chimaltenango and Sacatepequez departments (provinces), and an ash column rising more than a kilometer from the volcano’s top. Insivumeh.
According to Rodolfo García, spokesman for the National Coordination for Disaster Mitigation (Conred), the organization responsible for civil defense, preventive evacuation orders have so far not been issued in communities near camels.
The official said he is in contact with authorities of settlements close to the volcano, adding to the risk of a lava flow of about 800 meters down a hill, as well as possible ash showers to the northwest of the volcanic cone.
On June 3, 2018, the eruption of Volcano de Fuego triggered an avalanche of incandescent material that devastated the San Miguel Los Lotes community in Escuintla and part of a road in Sacatepequez, killing 215 people and a similar number missing.
Along with Volcano de Fuego, the Santiaguito (west) and Pacaya (south) volcanoes are also active in Guatemala.
source: Noticias
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