Guatemala's "Volcán del Fuego" erupted this morning September 13, 2012 six miles southwest of the city of Antigua, population 45,000. Evacuation orders have already been sent out for more than 33,000 residents as thick clouds of ash and rivers of lava were ejected out. Emergency officials state that flights in the area may be affected by this major eruption in the Central American country. In the nearby state of Chiapas in Mexico might also be affected by this as winds blow the ash in their direction. According to Gustavo Chicna, a volcanologist ash was reported falling 50 miles away from the volcano. 17 nearby communities are greatly affected by this eruption and are within the evacuation zone. The area continues to be monitored as the volcano may still be erupting. Emergency procedures have been taken into affect and damage from the eruption is still unknown.
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