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Fuego Volcano in Guatemala
Guatemala's Fuego volcano has erupted, covering villages in volcanic ash and debris during its most powerful eruption in over 100 years. Local reports confirm at least 69 people have been killed with many more still missing.
A state of emergency was declared as 3,000 people living near the volcano were evacuated to temporary shelters. The town of El Rodeo was worst affected, with rescuers still trying to reach the other nearby towns of Alotenango and San Miguel Los Lotes.
The eruption closed Guatemala's main international airport as columns of ash and smoke rose 10km into the air. The falling ash and rock has also covered the villages and coffee farms which sit on the slopes of the volcano.
Soldiers and firefighters assisting emergency workers are still searching for missing people in the dense covering of ash, mud and rock with at least 10 people being pulled from the lava flows by helicopter.
Related News and Resources
- Products published by Copernicus EMS
- The Copernicus EMS Monitors a Catastrophic Volcanic Eruption in Guatemala
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- Video: GOES East Captures Fuego Volcano Eruption
- Fuego Plume - Sentinel-5P satellite measures sulphur dioxide
- Heat Lingers from Fuego's Deadly Pyroclastic Debris Flows
| Type of Event: | Volcano |
| Location of Event: | Guatemala |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2018-06-05 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 09:12 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+02:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | CONRED |
| Activation ID: | 576 |
| Project Management: | DLR |
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Fuego volcanic activity situation: Grading Map
Copyright: Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Information about the Product
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 15/01/2017
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Damage assessment at Estado de los puentes
Copyright: WorldView-2 / 4 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Map product by UNITAR / UNOSAT
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Acquired: WorldView-2: 05/02/2018
WorldView-4: 06/06/2018
Source: WorldView-2 / WorldView-4
Fuego volcanic activity situation, San Miguel Los Lotes
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
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Acquired: Pleiades: 06/06/2018
Source: Pleiades
Fuego Overview North: Delineation Map
Copyright: Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Information about the Product
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 15/01/2017
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Fuego Overview South: Delineation Map
Copyright: Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Information about the Product
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 15/01/2017
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Estimation of damaged buildings in San Miguel de Los Lotes and surrounding area
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Information about the Product
Acquired: 04/06/2018
Source: Sentinel-2
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