Published on
04/08/2026 - 7:10 GMT+2
Guatemalan authorities issued an alert indicating danger on Monday night, one below the highest emergency alert level, after a major eruption of Central America's most active volcano.
"An orange (danger) alert has been declared nationwide due to the eruption of the Fuego volcano," said disaster coordination agency Conred on X as it began evacuating two villages nearby the volcano, located 35 kilometres from the capital Guatemala City.
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