Guatemala: Towns evacuated as Fuego volcano erupts
The country's disaster agency issued its second-highest warning level and urged residents to seek shelter. Onlookers have also been warned to stop climbing a nearby volcano to take videos of the eruption.
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Guatemala's disaster management agency CONRED issued evacuation notices for several towns near the highly active Volcan de Fuego on Tuesday, as it spewed columns of lava, gas, and ash some four kilometers (2.5 miles) into the sky.
The volcano is located some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Guatemala City.
CONRED issued an orange warning, its second-highest level, and urged residents to move to emergency shelters outside of the volcano's path.
Schools have been closed in the area and some businesses have temporarily shuttered.
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