Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, killing seven and injuring hundreds

President considers declaring state of emergency in region as smoke and ash forces closure of capital’s La Aurora airportAt least seven people, including three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano in more than four decades, officials said. Fuego volcano, whose name means “fire” in English, spewed an 8km (five-mile) stream of lava and belched a thick plume of black smoke and ash that rained onto the capital and other regions. Continue reading…
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