4 minutes ago33 Dead to the Volcanic Explosion
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)At least 33 people have died and 46 others were injured following the explosion of an active volcano in Guatemala, the country's civil protection reported today. The eruption of this volcano, at an altitude of 3763 feet [3763 m] and located 35 miles [35 km] southwest of Guatemala's capital, also caused the evacuation of more than 4,500 [...]
The eruption of this volcano, at an altitude of 3763 feet [3763 m] and located 35 miles [35 km] southwest of Guatemala's capital, also caused the evacuation of more than 4,500 people, authorities reported, where a previous balance spoke of 25 dead and 46 injured, the ATSH writes.
The international airport “Ciudad de Guatemala” was provisionally closed due to large quantities of volcano ash.
” The airport and army personnel engaged in cleaning up the tracks to enable continued flights”, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation announced.
The blast mainly included rural municipalities in the vicinity of the volcano and the former colonial city of Antigua, the most important tourist area of Guatemala.
