Emergency services in Guatemala issued a red alert, the most severe warning, after the Fuego volcano – located less than 100 kilometres from its capital – erupted Monday morning. Hundreds of people living nearby evacuated their homes Tuesday as rivers of lava streamed down its slopes and ash rose some six kilometres into the sky.
Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala's Fuego volcano evacuated their homes Tuesday after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash.