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Residents and Emergency Crews Evacuate After New Fuego Volcano Eruption

2018-06-06 10 Dailymotion

<br /> <p>Officials have ordered new evacuations around Guatemala’s Fuego volcano after a second major eruption within three days sparked panic on Tuesday, June 5.</p><p>The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) tweeted</a> that residents should evacuate in the communities of La Reyna, El Rodeo, Cañaveral I and IV, Hunapu, Magnoli, after a further eruption</a> was reported.</p><p>These videos were captured by the the country’s Municipal Firefighters near the city of Escuintla. The first video shows firefighters evacuating highway 14, while the Fuego volcano spews a cloud of ash in the background.</p><p>The second video shows firefighters, residents and other emergency services evacuating from a petrol station on highway 14 near the volcano.</p><p>A spokesman for the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology warned that a new pyroclastic flow occurred at 2.25pm in the Las Lahas canyon, and El Jute area, La Prensa Libre reported</a>.</p><p>He said there was a risk the flow could reach the Palín-Escuintla highway. The highway was subsequently closed to motorists, Guatemalan news site Soy502 reported</a>.</p><p>At least 72 people were killed and 192 reported missing after the volcano erupted on Sunday, according to the BBC</a>. Credit: Bomberos Municipales via Storyful</p><br />

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