危地马拉富埃戈火山周一上午发生大规模喷发，喷射岩浆和火山灰[2]。当局发布了该国第二级最严重的橙色警报[1][2]，并下令疏散火山周边社区居民。至少350名居民从埃尔波尔韦尼尔和拉斯拉希塔斯村疏散至圣胡安阿洛特南戈镇和埃斯昆特拉城的临时避难所[1][2]。约400人被疏散到临时避难所[1]。
火山活动的规模令人担忧。截至周二上午，富埃戈火山已连续喷发23小时，岩浆流沿火山两侧流下，火山灰上升至6公里高空[2]。该火山位于埃斯昆特拉、奇马尔特南戈和萨卡特佩克斯地区之间，距离旅游城市安提瓜仅16公里[1]，火山高3,763米[2]。火山周边学校因灰烬坠落和进一步火山活动风险而关闭[1]，教育部下令两个邻近市镇内社区停止面对面课程[2]。
这并非富埃戈火山首次造成灾难。2018年该火山曾发生剧烈喷发，造成215人死亡[2]，此后该火山被公认为中美洲最活跃的火山[2]。居民对火山的威胁感到持续忧虑。68岁居民亚历杭德罗·加西亚表示"从一早就活动频繁，那晚警报拉响要求我们撤离"[2]。40岁居民莉迪亚·奥尔蒂斯指出"如果有机会搬到另一所房子会更好，因为火山没有任何警告，你总是感到害怕"[2]。灾难管理机构Conred发言人瓦莱里亚·乌里萨强调，当疏散令下达或生命面临风险时，居民应遵循自我疏散原则[2]。
Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted Monday morning, triggering emergency response measures across affected communities [1][2][3]. Authorities declared an orange alert—the second-highest emergency level in the country [1][2]—as the volcano ejected lava and ash [2]. The eruption continued for at least 23 hours through Tuesday morning, with lava flows descending both sides of the volcano and ash rising to approximately 6 kilometers [2].
At least 350 residents were evacuated from the villages of El Porvenir and Las Lajas to San Juan Alotenango town, with additional families seeking shelter in Escuintla [2]. Around 400 people in total were relocated to temporary shelters in Alotenango and Escuintla city [1]. Guatemalan authorities also ordered nearby schools closed due to falling ash and the risk of further volcanic activity [1]. The Ministry of Education suspended in-person classes in two neighboring municipalities [2]. Located just 16 kilometers from the tourist city of Antigua and less than 100 kilometers from Guatemala City [1][2], the volcano stands 3,763 meters tall [2].
Residents expressed concerns about living near the unpredictable volcano. Alejandro Garcia, 68, recalled: "Since early morning it was active. That night, the alarm was raised that we needed to evacuate" [2]. Lidia Ortiz, 40, stated: "If there were any chance of moving to a different house, it would be better, because you're always afraid since the volcano doesn't give any warning" [2]. A Conred spokesperson advised that people should "follow the principle of self-evacuation" if conditions posed a risk to their lives [2].
This eruption marks another period of volcanic activity for Fuego since its devastating 2018 eruption, which killed 215 people [2].