Orange Warning Level Declared by Guatemala's Disaster Management Agency
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- Guatemala’s disaster management agency CONRED issued evacuation notices for several towns near the highly active Volcan de Fuego on Tuesday, as it spewed columns of lava, gas, and ash some four kilometers (2.5 miles).
- The volcano is located some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Guatemala City.
- According to the agency, ash clouds have traveled as far as 60 kilometers (37 miles) to the west of the volcano, and could significantly disrupt air traffic in the area.
- Guatemala’s Institute of Seismology and Volcanology stressed that the volcano is experiencing its “most intense phase” and that people should be extremely careful with a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) radius of it Hikers.
- GUATEMALA: The country’s disaster energy issued in second-highest warning level and urged residents to seek shelter.