Erupting volcano sparks evacuation of villages in Guatemala

Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption the day before of the Fuego volcano.

Residents living on the slopes of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano were forced to evacuate their homes due to the plume of ash and lava.

Guatemala's Fuego volcano intensifies, prompts preventive evacuations  reuters.com

Eruption of the Fuego volcano sends lava and ash nearly four miles into the sky as country declares alert warning Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano have evacuated their homes after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash. Central America’s most active volcano erupted on Monday m

Guatemala raises alert as Fuego volcano erupts, spewing ash and forcing village evacuations.

Public Safety: Guatemala Key Facts —Alert. INSIVUMEH says Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego entered its most explosive ‘paroxysm’ phase late on 3 August 2026, with CONRED coordinating the emergency response. —Timing. The heightened activity could last roughly 24 to 72 hours, according to INSIVUMEH director Edwin Rojas. —Evac

GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 4 - Guatemalan authorities ordered the preventive evacuation of two communities near the Fuego volcano late on Monday as it entered a more intense eruptive phase, spewing ash and sending pyroclastic flows down its slopes.

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 increas

Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala - one of the most volatile volcanoes in the world - has started erupting, with a nationwide 'danger' alert issued

X/Mexico Times A volcanic eruption has forced the evacuation of two villages in Guatemala. The Fuego volcano began shooting lava up to 1,000 feet above its crater on Monday. Fuego sits 22 miles from Guatemala City, the nation’s capital, and ranks among the country’s busiest peaks. An eruption in June 2018 killed hundre

The Fuego stratovolcano is one of the most active in Central America and popular with hikers.

Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Aug 4, 2026. (Photo: AP/Moises Castillo) 04 Aug 2026 06:36PM GUATEMALA CITY: Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations in some southern communities around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting.Claudinne Ogaldes, execu

Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations in some southern communities around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting.

Guatemala has declared a nationwide orange danger alert after Volcán de Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, erupted sending lava, ash and smoke into the air and forcing residents in nearby villages to evacuate.

Guatemala evacuates villages due to an eruption of the Fuego volcano  Toronto Star

Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting

Authorities in Guatemala have ordered evacuations around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting

Guatemala evacuates villages due to an eruption of the Fuego volcano  AP News

A major volcano has started spewing molten-hot lava with the 'danger' alert declared nationwide.