Thousands flee as Guatemala volcano erupts
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Almost 4,000 people have been evacuated from the slopes of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala.
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Firefighters helped people living on the slopes of the volcano to evacuate
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Many took shelter in a sports stadium where the authorities erected tents
The stratovolcano southwest of the city of Antigua began erupting on Sunday, with ash and lava spewing from its crater.
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Lava spewed from the volcano, giving it an orange glow at night
It comes five months after almost 200 people were buried by volcanic ash and mud during a violent eruption in June. That eruption generated pyroclastic flows – fast-moving mixtures of very hot gas and volcanic matter – which descended down the slopes, engulfing communities such as El Rodeo and San Miguel Los Lotes.
Volcanologists say lava is rising 500m above the volcano’s crater.
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The ash cloud rising from the volcano could be seen from far away
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The ash cloud exceeds a height of 1km (3,280ft) above the 3,763m-tall (12,250ft) volcano.
Fuego is one of Latin America’s most active volcanoes.
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