On June 3, a devastating volcanic eruption occurred in Guatemala's Fuego volcano on Sunday. About 99 people have died so far in this volcano that lasted for 16 hours. There are more than 192 missing people. Therefore, the number of dead is also worried that the number of dead will increase. Rescue is still going on. Villages lying on the slopes of the volcano covered the ash, mud and rock. This is the worst eruption of Guatemalan in the past nearly a century. The President has announced a three-day national mourning in the country due to its horrors and widespread casualties.
The surrounding area of the volcano has covered the ashes; Source: AFP
Incidence of volcanic eruptions
The Fuego volcano is located 40 kilometers southeast of the capital Guatemala City. When it became active on Sunday, ashes, gas and stones were thrown into the sky. People are killed inside the house when hot lava or gas flow hits the villages nearby.
Sergio Kabanas, the head of the country's national disaster management organization, said the city was buried in El Rhode. Alotanango and San Miguel Los Lottel have been damaged in some other cities as well. Rescuers are still trying to reach some villages. Besides, temporary shelter has been created for about 3,000 people to be removed from the areas.
Police investigating; Source: AFP PHOTO / National Police of Guatemala
Many are shocked by the loss of their relatives, and many are still searching for lost loved ones. Eferein Gonzalez, who fled the city with his wife and one daughter, fled to the city of Rhodes, and said that he was forced to leave two more children in the age group of 10 and four years. They were trapped in their house.
Local resident Ricardo Reyes said that he had to leave his house. He said, "We have left everything and have managed to run away from the family members. When the danger is over, now I have come back to see the condition of the house - everything is upset."
About 17 million people have been affected in four areas. The main airport in the country was closed, which was re-activated. Due to the abundance of ashes in the air, the general public has advised to wear a mask.
The horrors of volcanic eruptions
Fuego Latin America is one of the most active volcanoes in Latin America. In 1974, there was no report of any casualties if there was widespread damage to the surrounding area in a volcano. During the second eruption of February this year, the ash is about 1.7 kilometers high. However, Sunday's volcanic eruptions are larger.
Volcanic eruption of the Fuego; Source: CNN
Since 1902, this is the worst devastation in Guatemalan. Earlier, in 1902 thousands of people died due to volcanic eruptions of Shanta Maria volcano. Inquibhayeh, the National Volunteer Institute in Guatemalan, has advised people to stay away from the affected areas as the volcano is likely to be active again. The company also said that it could damage the surrounding villages and settlements if the waves created by mixing the volcano with the ruins of the volcano.
Pyroclastic flow
A pyroclastic flow is called the flow produced by mixing hot gases with volcanic materials, such as stones, ash. This happens naturally due to volcanic eruptions. It is very dangerous for those living in the neighborhood. This happened in the case of Fuergo.
That is why the video of the eyewitness reveals why it is so dangerous. In a video, standing in a bridge, several people doing ash and gas videos from Fuze are streaming. Some people standing up suddenly realized how fast it was coming towards them. The speed of walking depends on different things. However, like a commercial aircondition, this stream is usually at a speed of 700 kilometers per hour.
Flowing streams; Source: News Videos
Besides, the existing rock and air temperatures in the stream are intense, almost 200-700 degrees Celsius. In the 79th century, Vesuvius of Italy created a very strong piroclastic stream due to volcanic eruption, resulting in the destruction of two cities of the Roman Empire named Pompeii and Herculaneum, and completely shaded.
What was the sight of the eyewitness?
A member of the Brigade's rescue in the mountain of Guatemalan, named George Louis Altoov, told that a group of about 40 people went there in search of a missing man before the eruption began. While identifying the body of the missing person, they noticed that suddenly the volcano activity increased. They were at the height of some 37 thousand meters. They then decided to come down without ending rescue.
At first they thought that the rain was starting. Later, he noticed that there was no rain, there was a rumbling in a strong light. Growing stones were slowly growing during stone rains. Some of them were about five centimeters in diameter. After starting down, the black ash cloud covers around. The darkness came down from the light of the day.
Survivors; Source: Noe Perez / AFP / Getty Images
When the command is in contact with the post, they are asked to come down very quickly. With torches, helmets and other equipment and being well aware of the way, they were able to safely reach the command post. But after coming out and seeing everything in the ashes of Dhaka and bridges, they can understand its horror. But when they went to the rescue, there was no warning. So they were pretty surprised.
Another victim named Francisco Kish said that after fleeing his family from El Rosa, he returned to search for his son and son's wife. He was able to see his body through a wall in a lot of trouble and entered the house of his son. He gave blood samples to identify the body, though he did not know what happened to the forehead. He feared that his son's wife was also killed. He said, "My son is just 22 years old. His wife was of the same age, he was pregnant. "
Rescue is continuing; Source: Daniele Volpe / Time
In the Spanish language Fuo means fire. In fact, such a panic in the fire came down to Guatemalan. Many economic losses have occurred with widespread losses. Reservations will be completed shortly due to rain, but rescue will soon be completed. However, the amount of total damage could not yet confirm the country's authorities. Meanwhile, opposition political leaders of Guatemalan say the nation's National Disaster Management Organization, Conrad has failed to give advance warning. They demanded the resignation of Conrad's chief and said that the Government of Guatemala should investigate this matter. Meanwhile, Conrad said volcanic experts did not give any appropriate message, which needed to be arranged to remove large numbers of people. However, if it is true, giving warning on time may have saved many lives.
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