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Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages
['Ap Via Scripps News Group']
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Guatemala remains on alert after evacuating villages during an eruption of the Fuego volcano, one of Central America’s most active.
About 1,700 people remained in shelters with the evacuations to stay in place until conditions improve, according to the country’s disaster agency CONRED.
The eruption started Monday morning, with clouds of gas and ash rising above the volcano as lava and pyroclastic flows rolled down the slopes.
CONRED also warned of ash spreading to nearby towns.
During a previous eruption of Fuego, or the Volcano of Fire, in June 2018, hundreds of people were killed and a whole village was destroyed.