<p><br /> Guatemala's Pacaya volcano belched columns of black ash on Friday, a day after a powerful eruption killed at least one person, forced hundreds of families to evacuate and shut the international airport.<br /> </p><p><br /> The volcano, 25 miles south of Guatemala City, erupted on Thursday, raining thick ash and small rocks on the capital, coating the streets in a layer of gritty black sand.<br /> </p><p><br /> A television journalist reporting from the slopes of the volcano died from head wounds when he was hit by falling lava rocks, according to a police spokesman.<br /> </p><p><br /> President Alvaro Colom told a news conference that three children aged 7, 9 and 10 were missing after the eruption. Guatemala's Prensa Libre daily reported three dead, including the journalist, but police could not confirm the report.<br /> </p><p><br /> All flights out of Guatemala City were cancelled due to the volcanic sand on the runways.<br /> </p><p><br /> Pacaya, which is close to the colonial town of Antigua and farms where some of Guatemala's highest-quality coffee is grown, has been continuously active since the 1960s but had not showered rocks and ash since 1998.<br /> </p>
