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Guatemala Deploy Civil Defense In Erupting Pacaya Volcano
Civil defense officials in Guatemala reached villages near the Pacaya Volcano on Wednesday, to inform residents of a possible evacuation plan after authorities noted increased volcanic activity.
Civil defense officials in Guatemala reached villages near the Pacaya Volcano on Wednesday, to inform residents of a possible evacuation plan after authorities noted increased volcanic activity.
Guatemala's National Seismologic and Vulcanic Institute, INSIMUVEH, reported Wednesday bursts of lava as high as 1,600-feet (500 meters) over the crater, and lava rivers extending half a mile (one kilometer) away from it.
The Pacaya Volcano, one of the most active in the country, lies 15 miles south of the capital Guatemala City.