June 2016 – GUATEMALA – Guatemala’s
Santiaguito volcano put on a fine show for people in the west of the
country Friday. The country’s government newspaper, Diario de
Centroamerica, reported the volcano blew its top Friday morning. After a
loud bang, the volcano spewed smoke and ash 5,000 m into the
atmosphere. The volcano has been showing increased signs of activity
since February, with more than 50 eruptions, but had been quiet since
late May, according to the Miami-based Diario las Americas.
Aside from the ash, pyroclastic flows
were also reported, and emergency officials told Diario las Americas
that some debris had been blasted up to two kilometers away. Though the
skies in the images above are clear, Guatemala’s national institute of
volcanology, seismology, hydrology and meteorology, INSIVUMEH, said in a
Friday bulletin that recent heavy rains have raised the risk of lahars,
flows of mud, water and pyroclastic material that can cascade down the
volcano’s side during an eruption. Though social media pictures posted
Saturday morning showed the volcano in a much calmer state, INSIVUMEH
and government authorities recommended a state of alert, warning people
make sure to pack supplies for 72 hours in case called on to evacuate. –Weather Network
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