Guatemala's Fuego volcano intensifies, prompts preventive evacuations

Guatemalan authorities have ordered the evacuation of two communities near the Fuego volcano due to a more intense eruptive phase, spewing ash and pyroclastic flows.

Guatemalan ​authorities ordered the preventive ​evacuation of two ‌communities near ​the Fuego volcano late on Monday as it entered a ‌more intense eruptive phase, spewing ash and sending pyroclastic flows down its slopes.

The eruption sent pyroclastic flows — fast-moving ‌mixtures of volcanic gas, ash and rock — down ‌five ravines, disaster management officials said.