In Pictures: Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, killing dozens

At least seven people have been killed and 296 others injured in Guatemala as a highly active volcano near the country's capital erupted for the second time this year, the authorities said on Sunday (June 3). Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted violently, spewing a stream of red hot lava and belching a thick plume of black smoke and ash that rained onto the capital and other regions.

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Jun 04, 2018, 02:00 PM

This handout picture released by the National Police of Guatemala shows an aerial view of the area around the Fuego volcano after an eruption in Guatemala, on June 4, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

View of the damage caused by the eruption of the Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes, a village in Escuintla Department, about 35 km southwest of Guatemala City, on June 4, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

People mourn their loved one, who died during the eruption of the Fuego volcano, during a wake at a plaza in Alotenango, Guatemala, on June 4, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Members of the Red Cross assist people looking for their missing relatives at the morgue in Escuintla department, about 35 km southwest of Guatemala City, a day after the eruption of the Fuego Volcano, on June 4, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Police officers carry a wounded man after the eruption of the Fuego Volcano, in El Rodeo village, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Soldiers sweep the ash covered tarmac at La Aurora International Airport after Fuego volcano erupted in Guatemala City, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A rescue worker carries a child covered in ash after Fuego volcano erupted in El Rodeo, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Guatemalan policemen help people evacuate in the village El Porvenir, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Guatemalan policemen help a woman to evacuate in the village El Porvenir, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Residents stand behind the cordon line for safety in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Police officers work in El Rodeo village after the eruption of the Fuego Volcano, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Volcano Fuego during an eruptive pulse in El Rodeo, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A man cleans ashes off his car in Antigua Guatemala, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A couple cover their faces as municipal employees sweep up ash, in Guatemala City, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Members of a family cover themselves to avoid ashes in Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Municipal employees sweep up ash in Guatemala City, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A man cleans the ash that fell on a bed for sale on a street in Guatemala City, on June 3, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

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