(10 Mar 2025)
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Alotenango, Guatemala – 10 March 2025
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1. Various timelapses of Fire Volcano eruption
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La Soledad, Guatemala – 10 March 2025
2. Various of policemen and soldiers guarding a tourism trail to the Fire Volcano
3. Various of tourist guide Luis Guardas and others watching policemen and soldiers
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Guarcas, Tourist Guide:
"Yes, the activity started to get much stronger. The eruptions were getting too big, the smoke, the fumaroles were all getting too big, so the agency where we work (Tropicana) started to evacuate at around 1:00 a.m. to be safer with the tourists, and start heading back down the volcano and all."
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Yepocapa, Guatemala – 10 March 2025
5. Various of man sweeping ashes from the floor from bus parking lot
6. Various of bus covered in ash
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La Soledad, Guatemala – 10 March 2025
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Guarcas, Tourism Guide:
"Well, from the experience we have of the Fire Volcano, you can expect almost anything, because of its activity, and then two months that it was dormant…well, we weren’t expecting that either, and it’s about being safe down here and waiting until the authorities give the all-clear to climb again.”
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Yepocapa, Guatemala – 10 March 2025
8. Various of floor of street market covered with ashes
9. Various of man sweeping ashes
STORYLINE:
As Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire continues erupting, authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30-thousand people in the area could be at risk.
The eruption started overnight with the volcano spewing gas and ash far into the sky Monday, leading authorities to close schools in the vicinity and a key road connecting communities.
Policemen and soldiers blocked the trails leading up to the volcano to prevent tourists from accessing the area.
The Fire Volcano and the nearby Acatenango Volcano are among the most visited tourist destinations in Guatemala.
30-year-old Luis Guarcas makes a living taking tourists up the slope of the volcano.
Early Monday morning the tourism agency he works for decided to evacuate tourists to lower and safer ground.
“The activity started to get much stronger. The eruptions were getting too big, the smoke, the fumaroles were all getting too big,” he said.
The biggest danger from the volcano are lahars, a mixture of ash, rock, mud and debris, that can bury entire towns.
The flow of volcanic material is weak to moderate but expected to increase, Guatemala’s disaster agency said early Monday.
AP video by Leonel Mijangos and Santiago Billy
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