Overview

• The Fuego volcano, located 33 miles from Guatemala City, erupted overnight, releasing lava, ash, and pyroclastic flows.
• Approximately 300 families, or nearly 1,000 individuals, have been evacuated to temporary shelters, with warnings issued to an additional 30,000 people in the area.
• Authorities have suspended local school activities and closed a major road linking southern Guatemala to the tourist hub of Antigua.
• The Volcanology Institute has advised air traffic to exercise caution due to ash spreading up to 50 kilometers west of the volcano.
• Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, has a history of deadly eruptions, including one in 2018 that killed 215 people and another in 2023 that displaced over 1,200.