Pacaya volcano erupts; "state of public calamity" declared
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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The Pacaya Volcano erupted on Friday. It is located 50 kilometers south of the capital of Guatemala, Guatemala City. Throughout the evening and night, volcanic ash fell in the municipalities of Amatitlán, Villa Nueva, and Guatemala City.
President Álvaro Colom's government has decreed a State of Public Calamity in the Escuintla, Sacatepéquez and Guatemala departments, for 15 days or more, so the authorities can do their job correctly. The emergency response is being coordinated by the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction (CONRED).
The eruption was followed by several tremors. All flights in and out of Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport, have been suspended. The eruption has caused many casualties, among them the death of Aníbal Archila, NOTI7's reporter, who was one of the first reporting the event.
Related news
- "Guatemalan news reporter killed by Pacaya volcano" — Wikinews, May 30, 2010
Sources
- "Muere periodista guatemalteco que cubría la erupción del volcán Pacaya" — TeleSur, May 28, 2010 (Spanish)
- "Al menos cuatro desaparecidos por la erupción del volcán Pacaya de Guatemala" — Agencia EFE, May 28, 2010 (Spanish)
- "Alerta roja por erupción del Pacaya" — La Hora de Guatemala, May 28, 2010 (Spanish)
- "Estado de calamidad en Guatemala por el volcán Pacaya, que deja 4 desaparecidos" — Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2010 (Spanish)
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This is a complete or partial translation of the article "Fuerte erupción del Volcán de Pacaya", from the español language Wikinews, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. |
| This is a complete or partial translation of the article "Fuerte erupción del Volcán de Pacaya", from the español language Wikinews, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. |
