A volcano that erupted in 1902 and claimed 30,000 lives in just a few minutesVulkan Fuego v Gvatemali je v ponedeljek zjutraj doživel močan izbruh, ki je povzročil evakuacijo več kot 1700 prebivalcev in dvignilo stopnjo nevarnosti na najvišjo. Aktivnost se je v noči poslabšala s pojavom reki lave, stebrov plina in pepela, ki je dosegal višino več kot 7000 metrov. Strokovnjaki so opozorili, da je nad kraterjem nastala fontana lave do 300 metrov visoke, medtem ko pepel potuje do 130 km proti zahodu. Gvatemalska agencija za pomoč pri katastrofah (CONRED) je začela evakuacijo v ponedeljek zvečer, nato pa je stopnjo nevarnosti dvignila na rdečo za tri regije, kjer živi 1,6 milijona ljudi. Prebivalci so izživeli strah, ker so videli lavo, ki se je zlivala po pobočju. Vulkan Fuego, ki se dviga 3763 metrov visoko, ima zelo uničujočo zgodovino, vključno z izbruhom leta 1902, pri katerem je umrlo približno 30.000 ljudi.
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A volcano erupts in Guatemala, and people flee their homes in fear of the lavaIn early August 2026, the Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted, forcing hundreds of residents living on its slopes to evacuate their homes. The eruption, which occurred overnight on Monday, produced lava flows over 3,700 meters up the mountain and ash plumes reaching approximately six kilometers into the sky. Authorities raised the disaster alert level to the highest, 'red,' affecting three areas around the volcano. Over 350 people were evacuated by firefighters, according to reports from French news agency AFP. The volcanic activity has been ongoing for 23 hours, though intensity has slightly decreased. This follows previous eruptions of Fuego, which have led to multiple evacuations and, in 2018, resulted in 215 deaths when lava destroyed a village. The government issued warnings for air travel but confirmed that international flights at the capital's airport remained unaffected.
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