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3mo ago

Fuego Eruption Ends After 50 Hours as Evacuated Villagers Begin to Return

Officials say volcanic activity has returned to normal levels while ashfall, possible lahars, aviation hazards, public-health impacts require continued monitoring.

[Johan ORDONEZ / AFP]
Des personnes évacuées se reposent dans un centre d'accueil après avoir fui leur village à la suite de l'éruption du volcan de Fuego à Escuintla, au Guatemala, le 4 août 2026
Plus de 1700 personnes ont été évacuées ces derniers jours à cause de l’éruption du volcan de Fuego.
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Overview

  • The Volcán de Fuego began a powerful eruptive phase on Monday, August 3, producing lava flows, pyroclastic currents and ash columns that Insivumeh warned could reach about 7,000 metres.
  • Guatemala’s disaster agency Conred first declared a national orange alert and then raised a red alert for Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango and Escuintla as authorities ordered evacuations and closed roads near Antigua.
  • About 1,700 people were moved to temporary shelters and schools were suspended while police and municipal teams set up patrols to protect vacant homes.
  • The national volcanology institute said the eruption ended after roughly 50 hours on Wednesday, August 5, but it and Conred cautioned that ash dispersion and the risk of lahars mean safety measures and aviation precautions must remain in place.
  • Fuego is one of Central America’s most active volcanoes and its 2018 deadly blast that killed more than 200 people underlines why authorities are keeping close watch on communities, tourism and local agriculture for ongoing disruption.