Guatemala, a month after the eruption of the Fuego volcano

Thousands of survivors of the powerful eruption of the Fuego volcano, which left more than 300 dead, remain in temporary shelters while the government defines the relocation plan.

A month after the powerful eruption of the volcano Fuego in Guatemala, which has left more than 300 dead and missing, Thousands of victims remain in temporary shelters while the government defines a resettlement plan to try

In total, there are 3,643 people who remain in 16 refuges allowed by the government of President Jimmy Morales, the majority of the city devastated San Miguel Los Lotes, at the foot of the volcano, declared uninhabitable by the authorities.

On June 3, the Fuego volcano, 3763 meters high and located 35 km southwest of the capital, recorded a powerful eruption that left 113 m uertos and 197 disappeared.

Civil Defense Secretary Sergio Cabañas said that most of those housed in schools and community centers should be transferred, the first week of August, to multifamily homes under construction.

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Meanwhile, the surviving families stay in tents and common rooms where the government and the civil entities provide food, health services and hygiene products. 19659005] The official commented that in the state farm La Industria, in Escuintla, about 40 km south of the capital, 40 transitional wooden shelters are under construction, where four families will be located in each of them. 39 between them.

In this same building, the TECHO organization will build 130 temporary housing modules with business contributions and support from volunteers.

"They will be gradually, from emergency shelters to transitional shelters," Cabañas explained, while another temporary construction will be done in the neighboring department of Sacatepéquez to move the affected people from this department.

Government announced that it will build a thousand homes for affected families in La Industria, a definitive project that will be submitted to private companies.

The executive also plans to support families affected by the tragedy during 10 months with a monthly contribution of about $ 467.

The volcano is still furious

After a month of deadly eruption, the volcano remains active with ash explosions, while the rains cause dredging of sediments.

Colossus records 2 to 3 weak explosions per hour and columns of gray ash near 1,000 meters above crater.

that the explosions generate weak sounds similar to those of an airplane turbine, which cause landslides in the crater outline

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The Landslides called lahars, formed by mud and volcanic sediments, affect several areas surrounding the colossus.

Heavy rains affecting this area also caused large lahars that drag sediment up to three meters in diameter.

Despite the danger, the relatives of the victims continue to reach San Miguel Los Lotes to seek their loved ones, where desolation prevails

. buried by tons of volcanic sediments, earth, trunks and stones, the remains of roofs of houses, clothes, shoes, toys and kitchen utensils remain silent witnesses.

Because the emergency continues, President Morales announced Monday that he prolonged the state of calamity for 30 days in three departments affected by the eruption: Escuintla, Sacatepéquez and Chimaltenango.

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The decision allows to continue the actions of reconstruction, rehabilitation and attention to the victims of the eruption.

With the measure, which must be ratified by Congress, it can accelerate the purchase of goods and procurement related to the emergency.

In the midst of labor, the human rights ombudsman urged to "review and evaluate inter-institutional protocols for effective disaster prevention".

The prosecution has opened an investigation for alleged negligence in the evacuation of the villages, but has not yet reported any charges against officials.

According to data from the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat, Central), the eruption resulted in losses between $ 66.8 and $ 106.9 million in the affected region.