Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts, spewing ash into the air and forcing over 1,000 to evacuate

Guatemalan authorities evacuated more than 1,000 people and closed a road as Central America's most active volcano erupted.

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Conred official Rodolfo Garcia estimated that 130,000 people live within areas exposed to falling ash, which came down as far as 62 miles from the crater. It advised those living in areas at risk of the ash cloud to carefully follow any instruction from the authorities and urged locals and tourists to avoid a restricted area of 7 kilometers around the volcano.

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