Evacuation Urgent! Eruption of the Fuego Volcano! Guatemala

The eruption began Thursday morning and caused fiery clouds, raising fears for the safety of the population of the five neighboring villages. The Fuego volcano, located near the capital of Guatemala, is the most active in Central America. Local authorities said more than a thousand residents had to be evacuated on Thursday May 4 after it erupted. Because the eruption, which began in the morning, caused fiery clouds - mixtures of gas, water vapor and debris at very high temperatures which descend the slopes at very high speed -, raising fears for the safety of surrounding populations. A total of 1,054 people living in 5 neighboring villages have been evacuated, said the director of the Coordination for Disaster Reduction at a press conference. According to him, about 130,000 people live under the threat of the Fuego volcano, a colossus 3,763 meters above sea level located just 35 km from the capital Guatemala.