Wednesday, 6 June 2018

New explosion at Guatemalan volcano

quote [ Emergency services in Guatemala are evacuating areas around the Fuego volcano after a new eruption sent lava spewing down its south side.

At least 72 deaths have been reported since the volcano first erupted on Sunday, with many others missing.

Authorities say more than 1.7 million people have been affected by the eruption, with more than 3,000 evacuated and many living in shelters.

Villages on the slopes of the volcano were buried in volcanic ash and mud. ]

Ouch - with all the other problems in C.A. this is definitely bad news
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+2]
[by knumbknutz@12:03amGMT]

Comments

rapscallion said @ 2:27am GMT on 6th Jun
See, these folks need help...I just can’t feel sorry for those people on Hawaii.
knumbknutz said @ 1:15pm GMT on 6th Jun
Huge difference between a slow magma style flow like in Hawaii, and the pyroclastic flows that the Guatemala ones produce. Easy to get out of the way of the Kilauea flow. Pyros can hit hundreds of miles per hours when they get going. Don't be surprised when reports of people found "frozen in position" (think Pompeii) come trickling out.
mechanical contrivance said @ 1:02pm GMT on 6th Jun
If given the choice, I would choose not to live on the slope of an active volcano.
knumbknutz said @ 1:09pm GMT on 6th Jun
Volcanic soil is very lush and fertile. Coffee farming (maybe their largest export), is a huge business, and countries like GBR, Canada, and the US with their huge demands, drive it.

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