Key Facts:
- Date: March 10, 2025
- Location: Fuego Volcano, 35 km (22 miles) from Guatemala City
- Evacuations: Around 1,000 people were displaced.
- Activity: The volcano spewed lava, ash, and rocks, triggering emergency responses.
Background:
- Fuego is Central America’s most active volcano, located in Guatemala’s volcanic belt on the Pacific Ring of Fire—a highly seismic zone.
- Trauma from 2018: A catastrophic eruption in June 2018 killed 215 people, left many missing, and buried the village of San Miguel Los Lotes under lava flows.
Source: HT
