PACAYA VOLCANO GUATEMALA ERUPTS
Posted by
JAC on 5/28/2010, 9:28 pm
Late on May 27, 2010 Pacaya Volcano just a few miles outside of densely populated Guatemala City began a series of deadly, violent lava fountaining almost a half mile high accompanied by a giant ash plume nearly 3 miles high.
Residents in the surrounding towns and cities are being rained upon with volcanic ash and stones.
Three fatalities have been reported thus far.
Dozens of children and other people have gone missing.
The airports are closed and complete chaos has broken out in Guatemala City.
Pacaya in Guatemala erupted yesterday causing evacuations of people near the volcano and the closure of Guatemala City's main airport. Pacaya is a mere ~25 km from the capitol of this Central American nation.
Tragically, a news reporter from one of the capitol's TV stations died when they were struck by volcanic debris, again reminding us that we can't get too comfortable when it comes to visiting or reporting on volcanic eruptions.
Ash from Pacaya has been coating much of the region near the volcano as well
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/05/28/guatemala-pacaya-volcano-causes-state-of-national-calamity/
The president of Guatemala has declared a state of emergency due to the eruption. |
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