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Fuego Volcano

Kumari Sonali

Fuego Volcano:

Guatemalan authorities recently said they were evacuating more than 500 people after Central America’s most active volcano, Fuego Volcano, spewed gas and ash.

  • Volcan de Fuego, which translates to “Volcano of Fire” in Spanish, is located in Guatemala.
  • It is one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala’s former capital, Antigua.
  • Guatemala lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
  • Fuego has erupted more than 60 times since 1524, making it Central America’s historically most active volcano.
  • A deadly eruption in 2018 claimed 194 lives and left 234 people missing.
  • Since then Volcan Fuego has continued to be active, but to a lesser extent, with small eruptions several times a day.
  • Activity has consisted of ashfall, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, and lahars.

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