MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Victor Quintanilla of Guatemala’s National Disaster Reduction Coordination Agency (Conred) said they are monitoring the areas near the volcano and recommended that local residents keep food and water containers covered, as the ash will spread across nearby areas.
"The volcano had about 15 days of not having an activity of this magnitude and neighbors were alarmed, no emergency was reported," Quintanilla said as quoted by Tn8 TV on Friday.
According to Conrad, the Santiaguito volcano has gone through 58 eruptive phases this year.
