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Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, thousands urged to evacuate
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![The Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, spews a plume of ash as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. The volcanology institute reported that activity subsided Monday evening. Hundreds of families who heeded the call of disaster coordination authorities to evacuate 10 communities began returning to their homes Tuesday.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/22/USAT/c9c0763a-ffeb-4065-8b1f-389ba7b9fbd7-AP_Guatemala_Volcano_of_Fire.1.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, spews a plume of ash as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. The volcanology institute reported that activity subsided Monday evening. Hundreds of families who heeded the call of disaster coordination authorities to evacuate 10 communities began returning to their homes Tuesday.
Moises Castillo, AP![Residents of several communities nearby the erupting Fuego volcano, stay at a temporary shelter in Escuintla department, 35 km south of Guatemala City on Nov. 19, 2018. Guatemalan authorities on Monday declared a red alert after the Fuego volcano erupted again, forcing almost 3,000 residents to flee.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/22/USAT/fecdf1e0-93dd-4134-8680-4592f6b1451d-AFP_AFP_1AY6XG.jpg?crop=6016,4016,x0,y0&width=660&height=441&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents of several communities nearby the erupting Fuego volcano, stay at a temporary shelter in Escuintla department, 35 km south of Guatemala City on Nov. 19, 2018. Guatemalan authorities on Monday declared a red alert after the Fuego volcano erupted again, forcing almost 3,000 residents to flee.
Johan Ordonez, AFP/Getty Images![Residents of San Andres Osuna a community nearby the erupting Fuego volcano, wait for buses to evacuate to a safer area, in Escuintla department, 35 km south of Guatemala City on Nov. 19, 2018.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/22/USAT/4451004c-f45d-4c0e-a38f-59e9ded70008-AFP_AFP_1AY9OI.jpg?crop=5885,3929,x0,y0&width=660&height=441&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents of San Andres Osuna a community nearby the erupting Fuego volcano, wait for buses to evacuate to a safer area, in Escuintla department, 35 km south of Guatemala City on Nov. 19, 2018.
Johan Ordonez, AFP/Getty Images![Residents get in a truck as they leave their homes to go to work in coffee fields, backdropped by the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. The volcanology institute reported that the eruption of the volcano ended on Monday evening, as families who heeded the call of disaster coordination authorities to evacuate 10 communities, started returning home.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/22/USAT/88c6a8fb-6a97-48cb-9a8a-84a8523e1d9c-AP_Guatemala_Volcano_of_Fire.jpg?crop=5472,3648,x0,y0&width=660&height=440&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Residents get in a truck as they leave their homes to go to work in coffee fields, backdropped by the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. The volcanology institute reported that the eruption of the volcano ended on Monday evening, as families who heeded the call of disaster coordination authorities to evacuate 10 communities, started returning home.
Moises Castillo, APThe Fuego volcano erupts at sunrise, Nov. 19, 2018, in Escuintla, Guatemala. Disaster coordination authorities have asked several communities in Guatemala to evacuate and go to safe areas after an increased eruption of the Volcano of Fire.
Esteban Biba, EPA-EFEResidents of several communities nearby the erupting Fuego volcano arrive at a temporary shelter in Escuintla, Guatemala, Nov. 19, 2018. Guatemalan authorities on Monday declared a red alert after the Fuego volcano erupted again, forcing almost 3,000 residents to flee.
JOHAN ORDONEZ, AFP/Getty ImagesEvacuees from the Volcano of Fire area carry a tent at an emergency shelter in Escuintla, Guatemala, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Moises Castillo, APEvacuees from the Volcano of Fire area rest at an emergency shelter in Escuintla, Guatemala, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Moises Castillo, APFirefighters patrol near the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, in Escuintla, Guatemala, early Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Moises Castillo, APEvacuees from the Volcano of Fire area arrive at an emergency shelter in Escuintla, Guatemala, early Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Moises Castillo, APIn this image taken with a long exposure, the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, spews hot molten lava from its crater in El Rodeo, Guatemala, Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Moises Castillo, APThe Fuego volcano erupts at sunrise in Escuintla, Guatemala, Nov. 19, 2018.
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