GUATEMALA’S Fuego volcano has quieted after a 32-hour-long eruption, authorities said yesterday.

The volcano, located some 35km southwest of the capital Guatemala City, began spewing lava and ash high into the sky on Thursday. 

No damages or injuries have been reported and Emilio Barrillas, spokesman for National Volcanology Institute, told journalists that ash eruptions eased and lava emissions stopped yesterday.

“The seismic, acoustic and field observation parameters have shown that in the last hours this (eruptive) activity has remained in a progressive decline, which translates into low effusive activity,” Barrillas said. 

Fuego, which is 3.7km-high, is one of three active volcanoes in Guatemala.

Though some areas on its eastern flank saw a bit of ash fall, there were no evacuations, the official said.

The current activity is the strongest since June 2018, when Fuego unleashed a torrent of mud and ash that wiped the village of San Miguel Los Lotes from the map, said Barillas.

More than 200 people were killed. – AFP, September 25, 2021.