# Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuation of hundreds of people

https://mins.news/en/item/12962

- The Guardian, 2026-08-04 17:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/guatemala-volcano-eruption-prompts-evacuation-of-hundreds-of-people

> A major eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano has driven hundreds of people from homes on its slopes. Lava and ash were sent nearly four miles into the sky as the eruption intensified by nightfall. Authorities issued the country’s second-most severe alert warning. Fuego is described as Central America’s most active volcano. Residents in nearby areas evacuated amid the escalating activity.

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