Residents forced to flee homes after Guatemala Fuego volcano eruption • FRANCE 24 English

lava spews from the Vulcan del Fuego in Guatemala authorities said on Thursday they were evacuating more than 500 people after gas and ash spilled from Central America’s most active volcano at midnight the sound of the volcano got louder and louder just like seven years ago honestly it was very strong and I felt that this time it was stronger and the volcano rumbled even louder authorities also closed a highway and dozens of schools temporarily weather experts in the country say the volcanic activity could last for 40 hours with the number of evacuees also expected to rise the 3,763 m volcano has seen several mass evacuations in recent years from its eruptions here in El Porier approximately 75 people are already in shelters in Alto Denango there are people who don’t want to go so we’ve made them aware that in any case of a risky situation they will have to be evacuated in 2018 215 people were killed and more than 200 went missing when a river of lava poured down the volcano’s slopes devastating a nearby village

Residents in Guatemala have been forced to flee their homes after lava poured from a volcano near the capital city. The Fuego volcano is one of the country’s 3 active ones, with the institute of Volcanology now warning of flows of scorching material descending the slopes. Rachael Griffiths has more.
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