Photos: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts, forcing evacuations

Guatemala raises alert as Fuego volcano erupts, spewing ash and forcing village evacuations.

Guatemalan authorities have issued the country’s second-highest emergency alert level after a major eruption of Central America’s most active volcano, prompting the evacuation of nearby villages.

Fuego’s eruption on Monday morning had intensified by nightfall, with lava flows and huge plumes of ash rising about six kilometres (four miles) into the air.

The alert level is one below the highest level of red, which indicates the most serious emergency.

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