00:00Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala's Fuego volcano evacuated their
00:06homes throughout Tuesday after a huge eruption spewed lava and plumes of ash.
00:12It comes after Central America's most active volcano erupted on Monday morning, with conditions
00:19intensifying by nightfall.
00:21Firefighters said they transported at least 500 residents of two villages to the eastward
00:27San Juan Alatonango municipality.
00:30Emergency services issued a red alert, the most severe warning as rivers of lava streamed
00:37down the 3,763-meter volcano, located less than 100 kilometers from Guatemala City, and
00:47as ash rose some 6 kilometers into the sky.
00:50The country's Institute of Volcanology warned of hot volcanic debris flows down Fuego slopes,
00:58with communities on the western and southern flanks at the greatest risk.
01:03Guatemala lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity.
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