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A month after the disaster caused by the violent eruption of Fougeho volcano, which resulted in the loss of 113 people, the Guatemalan Disaster Response Unit has increased the number of people missing two-thirds and
Authorities collected data from hospitals, shelters, schools, registration offices, utilities and the Ministry of Health before they came to this last report, explained the national coordinator
Until yesterday, the authorities estimated that 197 people were missing after the explosion of the Fuego Volcano ("fire") and lava releases, ash, incandescent rocks and gases, called pyroclastic flows, from 3 June. It was the most intense volcanic activity of Fuego during the last four decades
In the most affected areas, some have lost almost their entire family, says CONRED.
The volcano, whose crater is at 3,763 meters above sea level, is one of the 34 active enough in the Guatemalan territory. It is located about 40 km southwest of the capital and is very close to Antigua, the colonial-era city that has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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