Wereld · Guatemala volcano alert · ArchiefFuego Erupts: 1.6 Million Under Red Alert as Guatemala's Volcano Threatens CapitalGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Guatemalan authorities have declared a0:02red alert, the highest danger [music]0:03warning, across three departments after0:06Fuego volcano began erupting just 35 km0:09from the capital. [music] The alert0:10covers Sacatepéquez, Chimaltenango, and0:13Escuintla, [music] home to around 1.60:16million people. Overnight, jets of0:18molten rock shot hundreds of meters into0:20the sky, while massive [music] plumes of0:22smoke and ash have blanketed the region0:24visible as far away as Guatemala City.0:26The volcano sits barely 35 km from the0:29capital, and the red alert [music] zone0:30spans three heavily populated0:32departments. In the town of Alotenango,0:34a local official confirmed [music] that0:36a first group has already been moved.0:43For parents [music] like Julia, a mother0:45of four, the decision to flee is a0:48brutal calculation. [music]0:55The weight behind those words comes0:56[music] from recent memory. In 2018,0:59Fuego exploded and claimed 215 [music]1:01lives. Five years later, another1:03eruption displaced 1,200 people, but1:06this time, early warnings prevented mass1:08casualties. [music] That system is now1:10being tested again. Fuego remains in an1:13active eruption phase under the highest1:15alert level. Whether the outcome echoes1:172018 [music]1:17or 2023 now depends on the mountain1:19itself.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
