# Hundreds evacuated as Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts

https://mins.news/en/video/13826

- Reuters, 2026-08-05 07:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI2w7ZWO5qc

> Nearly 1,700 people living close to Guatemala’s Fuego volcano were taken to shelters after an eruption. Authorities issued a red alert in response. They warned that ash and gases could rise to almost 23,000 feet and spread as far as 120 km.

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