Hundreds flee homes after Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts

Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala's Fuego volcano evacuated their homes Tuesday after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash. Emergency services issued a red alert, the most severe warning, after Central America's most active volcano erupted Monday morning, with conditions intensifying by nigh

Emergency services issued a red alert, the most severe warning, after Central America's most active volcano erupted on Monday morning, with conditions intensifying by nightfall.

Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and one of Central America’s most active volcanoes. The country’s disaster management agency said 659 people were evacuated from eight villages in the danger area

Guatemalan authorities remain on alert and have evacuated residents from eight villages following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, one of Central America's most active volcanoes

Guatemala is on alert and evacuates hundreds of villagers after eruption of the Fuego volcano  AP News

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

Guatemala evacuates villages after Fuego volcano erupts  Toronto Star

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

Guatemalan officials on Monday began evacuating two villages near the Fuego volcano due to the ongoing eruption.

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 around the Fuego volcano, which is erupting

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

The country's disaster energy issued in second-highest warning level and urged residents to seek shelter. Onlookers have also been warned to stop climbing a nearby volcano to take videos of the eruption.

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.

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As per local authorities, the eruption of Volcano Fuego is headed towards an increased level of eruption, which will be more explosive in nature.