Guatemala evacuates villages due to an eruption of the Fuego volcano

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Guatemalan authorities have ordered evacuations in southern communities surrounding the Fuego volcano due to an ongoing eruption. The eruption began Monday morning and intensified throughout the day, prompting the evacuation of approximately 50 families, or 250 people, from El Porvenir and Las Lajitas as a preventive measure. Lava flows and pyroclastic material are descending the volcano's slopes rapidly, with a lava fountain reaching up to 300 meters. The Guatemalan disaster agency, CONRED, declared an orange alert due to the risk of ash spreading to nearby towns. National Route 14 has been closed, and classes have been suspended in affected areas. This eruption follows a devastating event in 2018 and another in June of the previous year that also led to evacuations.

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The increased eruption led to evacuation orders for two villages.

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The eruption started on Monday morning and increased during the day.

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The Fuego volcano is erupting.

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Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations in some southern communities around the Fuego volcano.

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Guatemala evacuates villages due to an eruption of the Fuego Volcano 1 of 4 | Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 2 of 4 | Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive to a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 3 of 4 | Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 4 of 4 | Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 1 of 4 | Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 1 of 4 Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 4 | Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive to a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 2 of 4 Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive to a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 4 | Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 3 of 4 Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 4 | Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) 4 of 4 Families evacuated from areas surrounding the Fuego Volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Guatemala CITY (AP) — Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations in some southern communities around the Fuego Volcano, which is erupting.Claudinne Ogaldes, executive secretary of the Guatemalan disaster managing agency, CONRED, confirmed on Monday evening to The Associated Press that the eruption started on Monday morning and increased during the day, which led to evacuation orders for two villages around the mountain.Live images of the situation showed big clouds of gas and ash over the volcano as lava and pyroclastic flows rolled down the slopes at great speed.“The eruption increases its explosiveness level. A fountain of lava of between 200 and 300 meters (650 to 1,000 feet) has developed over the crater,” according to a report from the Guatemalan Seismology, Vulcanology, Weather and Water Institute.CONRED said in a press statement that authorities were evacuating El Porvenir and the hamlet of Las Lajitas as a preventive measure. That would be around 50 families or 250 people. The agency declared an orange alert and warned of ashes spreading to nearby towns. A major highway that passes close to the volcano, National Route 14, was closed. The Education Ministry suspended classes in nearby towns. Hundreds of people were killed and a whole village was destroyed during a previous eruption on the Fuego Volcano in June 2018. That episode affected up to 1.7 million people, according to authorities. 1 MIN READ 2 MIN READ 2 MIN READ The Fuego Volcano is one of the most active in Guatemala. Another eruption in June last year spurred preventive evacuations.

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