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 Neuerlich Eruption am Guatemalss Feuervulkan infographic
Grafik zeigt die Lage von Guatemala und den Feuervulkan.
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Tausende flüchten vor der Eruption des Feuervulkans in Guatemala

November 20, 2018 - Rund 4.000 Menschen flüchten aus ihrem Heim, als rotglühendes Gestein und Asche an den Hängen des Feuervulkans in Kaskaden herunterkommen. Diese Gebiete sind bereits seit dem letzten Ausbruch im Frühjahr zerstört.

Incandescent material burst as high as 1,000m above the crater and flows of hot rock and ash extended nearly 3km down one flank of the volcano. Hot blasts of pyroclastic material pushed down canyons on the slopes, while a column of ash rose nearly 7,000m above sea level and drifted toward Guatemala City to the east.

Hundreds of families heeded the call of disaster coordination authorities to evacuate 10 communities, piling into yellow school buses for trips to shelters. The national disaster commission said 3,925 people had been evacuated by early Monday. As the hours passed, however, the intensity of the volcano's activity decreased and many decided to return to their homes or seek shelter with friends or family.

The Volcano of Fire is one of the most active in Central America and an eruption in June killed 194 people. Another 234 are officially missing, although organizations supporting the communities have insisted there are thousands of missing persons.

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PUBLISHED: 20/11/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Google Earth
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