{"id":1867,"date":"2026-08-04T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:30:12","slug":"guatemala-issues-second-highest-danger-alert-after-fuego-volcano-erupts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1867","title":{"rendered":"Guatemala issues second-highest \u2018danger\u2019 alert after Fuego volcano erupts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F6x5i5s\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Guatemala%20issues%20second-highest%20%E2%80%98danger%E2%80%99%20alert%20after%20Fuego%20volcano%20erupts&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F6x5i5s\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F6x5i5s\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/6x5i5s\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/afp_6a72091f40bf-1785858335.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Fuego volcano erupts in Alotenango, some 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City, on August 4, 2026.\"><\/div><figcaption>Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts on August 4, 2026 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span><a href=\"\/author\/al_jazeera_staff_150119130629458\">Al Jazeera Staff<\/a> and <!-- -->AFP<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Guatemala has declared its second-highest emergency alert level and evacuated two villages after a major eruption of Fuego, Central America\u2019s most active volcano, which the country\u2019s Institute of Volcanology warns is \u201cmoving towards a more explosive phase\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Disaster agency Conred said on Monday the orange \u201cdanger\u201d alert applies nationwide. The volcano is just 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the capital, Guatemala City.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/5\/2\/philippines-volcano-erupts-blanketing-ash-across-the-sky\">Philippines volcano erupts, blanketing ash across the sky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/5\/30\/indonesias-mount-merapi-volcano-erupts-spewing-ash-into-the-sky\">Indonesia\u2019s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, spewing ash into the sky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/video\/newsfeed\/2026\/7\/2\/philippines-volcano-erupts-blasting-plumes-of-ash-and-steam\">Philippines volcano erupts blasting plumes of ash and steam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Footage released by the emergency services showed the powerful eruption turning clouds red and lava flowing down the slopes of the 3,763-metre-high (12,346-foot) volcano. Huge plumes of ash spewed about six kilometres (four miles) into the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf an evacuation is ordered or conditions pose a risk to your life, follow the principle of self-evacuation,\u201d Conred spokesperson Valeria Urizar said in a video posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Guatemala sits on the Pacific \u201cRing of Fire\u201d and experiences frequent volcanic and seismic activity. Fuego has forced mass evacuations several times in recent years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The most recent eruption was last year, when more than 500 people were moved to shelters and authorities suspended schools after Fuego spewed gas and ash.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size:22px\">A 2023 eruption displaced around 1,200 people, and in 2018 an eruption sent superheated lava down the volcano\u2019s slopes, burying the villages of San Miguel Los Lotes and El Rodeo under hot ash, leaving 194 confirmed dead and 234 missing and presumed dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4700336\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/INTERACTIVE-Earthquake-fault-lines-Ring-of-Fire-plate-crust-1782377358.png?quality=80\" alt=\"INTERACTIVE Earthquake fault lines Ring of Fire plate crust-1782377358\" data-interactive=\"true\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts on August 4, 2026 [AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 Guatemala has declared its second-highest emergency alert level and evacuated two villages after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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