The following excerpt is from a May 29, 2010 article published by Al-Jazeera.net. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
Guatemala Volcano Rains Chaos
A volcano eruption in southern Guatemala has killed at least one person and left several children missing. The Pacaya volcano started erupting on Thursday, covering Guatemala City with ash and forcing the closure of the capital’s international airport.
The eruption has also destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes, forcing at least 1,600 people to evacuate, officials have said.
The eruption has prompted Alvaro Colom, the Guatemalan president, to declare a “state of calamity” for the Central American country…
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