Natural Disasters Monitoring - March 23, 2020

Official Sources:

Volcanic activity
Guatemala

On 23 March 2020, the Guatemala National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSVUMEH) reported that the Fuego volcano generated between 6 to 8 explosions per hour and a column of ash and gas rising to 4,700 meters above sea level with ash fall dispersing up to 15-20 kilometers in the southwest direction reaching up to 5 communities. Additionally, strong avalanches around the crater, mainly in Seca, Taniluya ravines, Ceniza, Trinidad, and Las Lajas, have been observed. The report is available in Spanish at: INSVUMEH, La Patilla Noticias