Volcán de Fuego Eruption in Guatemala 2012 Today Prompts Evacuations
CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – A Guatemala volcano eruption is prompting evacuations today. Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego (“Volcano of Fire”), located near la Antigua, has begun large scale eruptions today. Local news indicates that activity September 13, 1012 has prompted evacuations around the region.
Today’s eruption marks the second notable activity for the Volcán de Fuego this year. In May, lava and ash were sent spewing out of the stratovolcano. In a news briefing Thursday, Alejandro Maldonado, director of Guatemala’s disaster agency, indicated that ash and lava has been erupting out of the volcano. As a result, “thousands of people” are under evacuation today.
Officials would not indicate to news which communities are under evacuation. No reports of damage have yet to be indicated by local news.
Nearby Acatenango erupted in 1972. Acatenango stands more than thirteen thousand feet high; Fuego, in contrast is roughly twelve thousand feet high. Volcán de Agua or “Volcano of Water” sits south of La Antigua. It earned its name after its eruption in the 1500s buried the capital. In 1541, Volcán de Agua destroyed the then capital of Guatemala.
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on September 13th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
You wrote that the Agua Volcano, where Antigua is located, exploded and buried the city in the 1500’s eruptions … it was floods, because of the heavy rains! One side of the crater broke because of the pressure of the water inside the crater and buried Ciudad Vieja (not Antigua), the Capital City before Antigua!