Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, began erupting overnight going into Monday, March 10, 2025, just 33 miles outside the capital city of Guatemala City. Almost 300 families have been evacuated and another 30,000 people could be at risk. The 12,300-foot-tall volcano last erupted in June 2023.

People gather on a shelter after evacuating their village due to an eruption of Fuego volcano, in Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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People gather at a shelter after evacuating their village due to an eruption of Fuego volcano, in Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America’s most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.

Fuego volcano erupts as seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Volcano of Fire erupts as seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City on March 10, 2025.

A police officer helps people arriving for shelter after evacuating their village due to an eruption of Fuego volcano, in Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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A police officer helps people arriving for shelter after evacuating their village due to an eruption of Fuego volcano, in Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City on March 10, 2025.

Fuego volcano erupts as seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Volcano of Fire erupts, as seen from Alotenango, a municipality in Sacatepequez department some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, on March 10, 2025.

Military police officers help people arriving for shelter after evacuating their village due to an eruption of Fuego volcano, in Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military police officers help people arriving for shelter after evacuating their village due to an eruption of Fuego volcano, in Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City on March 10, 2025.

TOPSHOT - Fuego volcano erupts as seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Volcano of Fire erupts as seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America.

Fuego volcano erupts as seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometres southwest Guatemala City on March 10, 2025. Nearly a thousand people were evacuated early Monday morning following a new eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala, near the capital and considered the most active in Central America. (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Volcano of Fire erupts, as seen from Alotenango, a municipality in Sacatepequez department some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, on March 10, 2025.

Fuego volcano erupts as seen from Alotenango, a municipality in Sacatepequez department some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, on March 10, 2025. Guatemala declared late on March 9 an orange alert to a new eruption of the Fuego volcano, although there were no evacuations of people, reported the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (Conred). (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo by JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Volcano of Fire erupts, as seen from Alotenango, a municipality in Sacatepequez department some 65 kilometres southwest of Guatemala City, on March 10, 2025. Guatemala declared late on March 9 an orange alert to a new eruption of the Fuego volcano, although there were no evacuations of people, reported the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction.

The "Volcan de Fuego," or Volcano of Fire, blows a thick cloud of ash, seen from Palin, Guatemala, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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The “Volcan de Fuego,” or Volcano of Fire, blows a thick cloud of ash, seen from Palin, Guatemala, Monday, March 10, 2025.

The "Volcan de Fuego," or Volcano of Fire, blows a thick cloud of ash seen from Palin, Guatemala, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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The “Volcan de Fuego,” or Volcano of Fire, blows a thick cloud of ash seen from Palin, Guatemala, Monday, March 10, 2025.

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