Warnings Against Climbing Acatenango Volcano During Eruption
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- It is one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, and in 2018 a violent eruption claimed the lives of some 200 people.
- 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.
- Onlookers have also been warned to stop climbing a nearby volcano to take videos of the eruption.