On June 3, Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala, sending hot pyroclastic flows and heavy ash down its slopes onto nearby villages, killing at least 33 people, according to the head of Guatemala’s disaster agency, via the Associated Press. Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, continued to send up smaller eruptions today, hampering efforts by rescuers who struggled to reach rural residents stranded by ash and mudflows.
Photos From the Deadly Eruption of Guatemala's Fuego Volcano
- Alan Taylor
- June 4, 2018
- 30 Photos
- In Focus
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Volcán de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," blows outs a thick cloud of ash, as seen from Alotenango, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. #
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A man looks at the Fuego volcano in eruption from Alotenango municipality, about 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City, on June 3, 2018. #
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A rescue worker carries a child covered with ash after the Fuego volcano erupted violently in El Rodeo, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. #
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People flee El Rodeo village, Escuintla department, after the eruption of Fuego volcano on June 3, 2018. #
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A rescue worker helps a woman covered with ash after Fuego volcano erupted in El Rodeo on June 3, 2018. #
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In this image taken with a long exposure, the Fuego volcano spews molten rock from its crater in Alotenango, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. #
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People flee El Rodeo village after the eruption of Fuego volcano on June 3, 2018. #
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A woman cries for her missing relatives during the search for victims in San Miguel Los Lotes, a village in Escuintla department, on June 4, 2018, a day after the eruption of Fuego volcano. #
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Neighbors stand outside a temporary morgue near Fuego volcano on June 3, 2018. #
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A soldier keeps watch at a restricted area affected by the eruption in the community of San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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Firefighters leave the evacuation area near Fuego volcano on June 3, 2018. #
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Residents of several communities gather in a temporary shelter in Escuintla department on June 3, 2018, fearing new outbursts from Fuego volcano. #
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Firefighters regroup after working on the evacuation of residents near Fuego volcano on June 3, 2018. #
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Volunteers through an area affected by an eruption from Fuego volcano in the community of San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A man stands on the roof of a house in the ash-covered village of San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018, after the eruption of the Fuego volcano. #
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A resident cradles his dog after rescuing him near the Fuego volcano in Escuintla on June 4, 2018. #
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A view of the damage caused by the eruption of Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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The carcass of a duck blanketed with heavy ash on the ground in Escuintla on June 4, 2018. #
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Rescuers search for victims in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018, a day after the eruption of Fuego volcano. #
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Police officers carry a victim in the ash-covered village of San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A view of some of the damage caused by the eruption of Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A puppy saved by rescuers in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018, a day after the eruption. #
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The ash-covered foot of a victim of the eruption of Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A police officer carries a chicken in the ash-covered village of San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A small amount of ash and steam erupts from Fuego volcano, viewed from San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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Ash is stirred up by a pyroclastic flow on the slopes of Fuego volcano, as seen from from San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A police officer and others run from a new pyroclastic flow spewed by Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A police officer stumbles in ash while running away from a pyroclastic flow on June 4, 2018. #
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Police officers look at Fuego volcano from San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. #
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A soldier keeps watch over an area affected by the eruption near San Miguel Los Lotes in Escuintla, Guatemala, on June 4, 2018. #
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