The 3,763-meter (12,346-foot) volcano erupted early Sunday, spewing out towering plumes of ash and a hail of fiery rock fragments with scalding mud. Authorities had warned the death toll could rise after searches resumed for survivors in communities on the mountain's southern flank. After an initial toll of 25 dead, it was revised upwards within hours as bodies were recovered from villages razed by the tumbling mud. Dense ash blasted out by the volcano shut down Guatemala City's international airport, civil aviation officials said. They can travel further, as well as much faster, than lava flows," said Rothery.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 05, 2018 01:41 UTC