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Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire erupts, spewing ash and spurring evacuations
- Guatemalan authorities evacuated over 590 people near the Fuego volcano after it erupted with ash, gas, and burning material on June 4‑5, 2025.
- The evacuation followed an eruption that began Wednesday night, prompting an orange alert and suspension of classes at 39 schools near the 3,763‑meter volcano.
- Residents from at least five communities across Chimaltenango, Escuintla, and Sacatepéquez provinces were moved to shelters after videos showed children boarding buses amid ash and rain.
- The Volcanology Institute reported ash plumes reaching 5,000 meters and warned of pyroclastic flows, while the government closed the road linking southern Guatemala to Antigua, a UNESCO site.
- Given Fuego’s history of deadly eruptions, including one in 2018 that killed 215 people, authorities expect ongoing activity and possible further evacuations in the coming hours.
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The Fuego volcano, 3,763 meters high and 35 km from Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, has stopped erupting after more than 30 hours, the country's seismology institute announced.
Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego erupts, triggers evacuations
Guatemala began evacuating some residents from the slopes of the Volcano of Fire on Thursday after a new eruption spewed hot gas and ash high into the sky. Michelle Alvarado, acting director for the National Disaster Reduction Coordinator, said that more than 500 people were moved to shelters from five communities in the Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepequez areas.
A lava stream with a length of about 1,200 meters flows down from the crater.
Channel News Asia
The Straits TimesMore than 700 people evacuated as Guatemala's Fuego volcano spews ash
GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday (Jun 6) as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution. A lava
Fuego Volcano Eruption Triggers Mass Evacuation, Threatens Guatemala’s Economic Heart
Guatemala’s disaster agency, CONRED, confirmed on June 6 that the Fuego volcano’s ongoing eruption forced the evacuation of more than 700 residents from communities near its slopes. The volcano, located about 18 kilometers from Antigua, released a plume of ash and a flow of lava that gathered around its summit. Authorities moved families to shelters […]
The Canberra Times
More than 700 evacuated as Guatemala volcano spews ash
A stream of lava is pooling around the crater of the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire,...
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