Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts

Located just 60 kilometres from Guatemala City, it is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.

Guatemala's Fuego Volcano Erupts, Threatening Nearby Communities

A powerful eruption of the Volcan de Fuego in Guatemala has sent shockwaves through the region, with strong explosions, incandescent material, and pyroclastic flows threatening nearby communities. The eruption, which occurred tonight, has prompted emergency responders to spring i

Guatemala City, March 10 (EFE).- The volcano of Fire in Guatemala, located in the center of the country, is on Monday in a phase of “massive eruption”, so the local civil protection authorities have indicated that they are on alert. The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) detailed through its official channels that the “mass eruption” has caused the fall of “pyroclastic flows” in communities adjacent to the volcano. According to…

The Fuego volcano, one of the most active in Central America, returned to its "normal parameters" early Tuesday morning, after the strong eruption that began on Sunday night. However, authorities have called on the population to maintain preventive measures due to the accumulation of volcanic material on the slopes and the persistent emission of ash. According to the latest bulletin from the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteoro…

The Volcán de Fuego (fire volcano) has erupted in Guatemala. A column of ash and gas up to seven kilometers high rose above the mountain, according to the Central American country's National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology. Hot streams of gas, ash and rocks flowed down the slopes of the 3,763 meter high mountain at high speed.

DW The authorities of Guatemala have decreed the orange alert to a new eruption of the volcano of Fire. The volcano of Fire is one of the three most active of the 32 in Guatemala. Its last major eruption took place in June 2018 and caused the death of more than 400 people. Located 35 kilometers from the capital, the volcano of Fire has undergone changes in recent weeks. The civil protection authorities reported on Monday (10.3.2025) that the vol…