translated from Spanish: Eruption of the volcano of fire forces evacuation of 4,000 people in Guatemala

The National Coordinating Committee for the disaster reduction (Conred) reported that a total of 3925 people were evacuated preemptively from their homes, the majority of communities in the Southern Department of Escuintla.
The institution also explained that they have attended 24 incidents in the departments of Escuintla (11), Guatemala (6), and Chimaltenango (7).
He explained that they have been evacuated 3.925 people, 3.419 of villages in Escuintla, where already enabled three hostels where 2,000 inhabitants have been moved.
According to the institution of civil protection, the new eruption of the volcano of fire, located 50 kilometers west of the Guatemalan capital, has already affected 76.145 people.
Evacuations are performed proactively to avoid any misfortune by the activity of the natural formation.
In private vehicles and the Conred families are relocated, mostly toward a stadium of Santa Lucia, in the Southern Department of Escuintla. In that place the Ministry of Defense has installed tents to House evacuees.
So far they have made evacuations of villages of La Reina, El Rodeo, El Zapote, Guadalupe and Santa Rosa (Escuintla) colony. Also of the village Sangre de Cristo municipality of Yepocapa (Chimaltenango) and El Porvenir, of Alotenango (Sacatepéquez), all located in the skirts of the volcano, from 3.763 meters high.
Some families don’t want to leave the place volunteers in conjunction with the Conred Guatemalan Red Cross and members of the army of Guatemala to move water for consumption and food rations to people who have been housed in the Municipal Stadium of Escuintla.
The Conred said that 300 families residing in the village Chuchu (Escuintla) do not want to evacuate despite the call of the authorities make them.
The volcanic pyroclastic flows that are directed toward the Canyon dry and Santa Teresa, while the ash from the volcano reached 5,200 meters height, emerge from said the National Institute of seismology, volcanology, meteorology and hydrology) Insivumeh).
The activity is accompanied by strong explosions that generate constant avalanches to ash, Taniluya, Seca, Honda and Las Lajas canyons.
The scientific body warned that the filament reaches 1,000 meters on the volcano, and is reported abundant ash fall in Panimaché, Sangre de Cristo, Santa Sofia and Finca Palo Verde, among others.
On June 3 the volcano of fire, the most active of the 32 that Guatemala, has recorded its most violent eruption which left 190 dead and more than 1.7 million affected.

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