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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on June 04, 2018, 04:58:53 am

Title: Dozens die as Guatemala volcano erupts
Post by: TomSea on June 04, 2018, 04:58:53 am
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Dozens die as Guatemala volcano erupts

Twenty-five people have been killed and hundreds injured after Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted, officials say.

The volcano, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of the capital Guatemala City, has been spewing rocks, black smoke and ash into the sky.

The National Disaster Management Agency (Conred) said a river of lava hit the village of El Rodeo, destroying houses and burning people inside.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44350974 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44350974)