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Thousands flee as Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts

2018-11-20 09:07 GMT+8
 
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1 / 5   Nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from areas around Guatemala's Fuego volcano, which began violently erupting on Sunday, five months after its last destructive eruption. /VCG Photo

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2 / 5   The volcano spewed out dangerous flows of fast-moving clouds of hot ash, gas and hot-red lava early Monday. /VCG Photo

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3 / 5   More than 2,000 people had taken refuge in shelters so far, officials from the country’s disaster agency told reporters. /VCG Photo

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4 / 5   Fuego volcano, or the Volcano of Fire, locates approximately 30 kilometers south of Guatemala City and is one of the most active volcanoes in Central America. /Reuters Photo

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5 / 5   This is the fifth eruption so far this year of the 3,763-meter-high volcano. In June, explosive flows from Fuego killed more than 190 people. / Reuters Photo

 
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