Questions & answers
Your questions: Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages
Compiled Aug 6
When will the roughly 1,700 evacuated residents be able to return home?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
Will incoming rain cause the mudflows to reach villages or damage structures?
Mudflows up to 7 kilometers long are descending from the volcano, but have not reached villages and no structures have been reported damaged or at risk
When will National Route 14 reopen?
National Route 14, a major highway near the volcano, was closed and the Education Ministry suspended classes in nearby towns
How does the scale of this eruption compare to the deadly 2018 eruption?
Guatemala remained on alert after evacuating villages during an eruption of the Fuego volcano