At the Santiago volcano in Guatemala, a large explosion rocked

On the Guatemalan volcano Santiaguito is a high eruptive activity, accompanied by powerful explosions and pyroclastic flows. On Sunday, August 14 giant made another major eruption, raising a column of ash to a height of 6000 meters above sea level.

The explosion was recorded at 6:29 local time and was marked by the release of large amounts of ash, steam and gas. On the eastern slope of the top of the red-hot rolled masses of volcanic material. Currently dense ash plume moves in a southerly and south-westerly direction, causing ash falls in the neighborhoods of San Felipe, Mazatenango and Retalhuleu.

The day before the explosion on the slopes of Santiaguito mudflow came down about 20 meters wide. Selle slipped into the river bed Cabello del Angel, carrying a branch of tree trunks and pieces of rock with a diameter of 1 to 1.5 meters.