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| Evacuations after new eruption at Guatemalan volcano | |
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| 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. | |
| Volcanologists said earlier on Tuesday that the initial eruption, which sent ash up to 10km (33,000ft) into the sky, was over for the near future. | |
| Eddy Sanchez, the head of Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, had said there would be "no imminent eruption over the next few days". | |
| No evacuation alert was issued before the volcano erupted on Sunday, said Sergio Cabañas, the director of Guatemala's disaster prevention agency. | |
| He said that local residents had received training in emergency procedures, but were not able to implement them because the initial volcanic activity happened too fast. |