Fuego claims 75 victims, 192 still missing

Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 people were killed since Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend.

The national disaster agency, CONRED, said on Tuesday that 192 people are missing in violent eruption of Fuego volcano in more than four decades.

The seismological, volcanic and meteorological institute, Insivumeh, heightened its warnings after the volcano erupted again earlier on Tuesday, forcing evacuations and sending rescue workers scrambling for cover.

Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano’s activity increased, with rescue operations halted. In the city of Escuintla, near the summit, panicked locals rushed to their cars to escape, causing chaotic traffic.

Dispatch prepared on report by Al Jazeera, AFP, Space and other news agencies.