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The Fuego volcano, which is just 50km from Guatemala City and its population of one million people, coughed out gas and ash 4 800m above sea level.
Despite at least two lava flows, Alejandro Maldonado, secretary of the disaster reduction office CONRAD, said the so-called “Fire Volcano” was not yet sufficiently dangerous to justify the evacuation of nearby villages.
Experts say the volcano – one of the most active in Central America – may become increasingly violent in the coming hours and could affect air traffic.
In February, a powerful eruption at Fuego forced authorities to declare an alert and close the airport in the capital.
