Guatemala.- The National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conrad) today preserves the institutional orange alert (danger), after the Fuego volcano, located 50 kilometers southwest of here, increase its eruption.
The Colossus, three thousand 763 meters above sea level, recorded moderate to strong pyroclastic flows, pyroclastic volcanic material sprayed with high temperature, according to the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (Insivumeh).
«This is not a natural phenomenon of gravity occurred in 2010 with the eruption of Pacaya (much closer to the capital) and ash covered Guatemala City and other departments,» said Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina, who met last night with leaders of Conrad.
According Insivumeh, volcanic activity rises Fire abundant ash columns with changing wind direction moving north of the mountain.
The ash plumes reach about five thousand 500 meters above sea level, while the rash is accompanied by rumbling sounds and waves locomotive continuously indicates the note of scientific body of Conrad.
The eruption generated emissions of fine sand that affected regions of the departments of Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Chimaltenango and Escuintla.
Given the record drop of fine ash particles in the capital, officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, suspended air operations at La Aurora International Airport and flights diverted to the neighboring country of El Salvador, the Conrad said.
In this regard, the president of Guatemala said last night began work on removal of sand reached the runway, and announced that operations will resume until authorities Aeronautics they deem appropriate.
Pérez Molina said there are no reports of casualties and in that sense referred to are safe 13 mountaineers who have lost in an expedition in, adjacent to the Acatenango Fuego volcano.
He also denied that the photograph of an erupting volcano spread in social networks corresponded to Fuego.
Authorities in the town of Alotenango, the central department of Sacatepequez, identified four centers, with 250 seats, which could function as shelters to provide shelter to preventive evacuations due to volcanic activity del Fuego, the Conrad said.
In September 2012, Guatemalan authorities evacuated at least 10,000 people due to the eruption of Fuego.
