Agency, Escuintla.
Published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:47 AM IST
Summary
The movement that remains at the center of the volcano is related to a mild eruption, which continues to pour hot ash and boulders into the valley.
About 500 people have been evacuated to safer places amid hot ash and stones falling down a hill after an explosion in Guatemala’s ‘Volcano of Fire’. Officials said that the area was completely devastated by a massive volcanic eruption during 2018.
Officials from the National Institute of Seismology, Lava Science, Meteorology and Hydrology said that seismic and acoustic sensors confirmed that the movement in the center of the volcano was related to a mild eruption, which led to the valley. Hot ashes and stones continue to fall.
Guatemala’s disaster management agency said shelters had been set up in the nearby city of Escuintla for those evacuated from the affected area. The gym in Santa Lucia Cotzumalgupa has been converted into a shelter, with hundreds of people waiting for their safe return.
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About 500 people have been evacuated to safer places amid hot ash and stones falling down a hill after an explosion in Guatemala’s ‘Volcano of Fire’. Officials said that the area was completely devastated by a massive volcanic eruption during 2018.
Officials from the National Institute of Seismology, Lava Science, Meteorology and Hydrology said that seismic and acoustic sensors confirmed that the movement in the center of the volcano was related to a mild eruption, which led to the valley. Hot ashes and stones continue to fall.
Guatemala’s disaster management agency said shelters had been set up in the nearby city of Escuintla for those evacuated from the affected area. The gym in Santa Lucia Cotzumalgupa has been converted into a shelter, with hundreds of people waiting for their safe return.