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Fuego Volcano in Guatemala
Guatemala's Fuego volcano has erupted, covering villages in volcanic ash and debris during its most powerful eruption in over 100 years. Local reports confirm at least 69 people have been killed with many more still missing.
A state of emergency was declared as 3,000 people living near the volcano were evacuated to temporary shelters. The town of El Rodeo was worst affected, with rescuers still trying to reach the other nearby towns of Alotenango and San Miguel Los Lotes.
The eruption closed Guatemala's main international airport as columns of ash and smoke rose 10km into the air. The falling ash and rock has also covered the villages and coffee farms which sit on the slopes of the volcano.
Soldiers and firefighters assisting emergency workers are still searching for missing people in the dense covering of ash, mud and rock with at least 10 people being pulled from the lava flows by helicopter.
Related News and Resources
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- Fuego Plume - Sentinel-5P satellite measures sulphur dioxide
- Heat Lingers from Fuego's Deadly Pyroclastic Debris Flows
| Type of Event: | Volcano |
| Location of Event: | Guatemala |
| Date of Charter Activation: | 2018-06-05 |
| Time of Charter Activation: | 09:12 |
| Time zone of Charter Activation: | UTC+02:00 |
| Charter Requestor: | CONRED |
| Activation ID: | 576 |
| Project Management: | DLR |
Products
Fuego volcanic activity situation: Grading Map
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 15/01/2017
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Copyright: Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Mount Fuego Topography
Source: ALOS-2
Acquired: 25/05/2018 & 07/06/2018
Copyright: © JAXA (2018)
Mount Fuego Topography
Source: ALOS-2
Acquired: 11/06/2018
Copyright: © JAXA (2018)
Damage assessment at Alotenango, Guatemala
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 06/06/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by GAF AG
Map produced by GAF AG
Damage assessment at San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala
Source: Worldview-3
Acquired: 11/06/2018
Copyright: WorldView-3 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Map produced by e-GEOS
Map produced by e-GEOS
Damage assessment at La Reunion East, Guatemala
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: 06/06/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by GAF AG
Map produced by GAF AG
Damage assessment at Estado de los puentes
Source: Worldview-2 / Worldview-4
Acquired: Worldview-2: 05/02/2018
Worldview-4: 06/06/2018
Worldview-4: 06/06/2018
Copyright: WorldView-2 / 4 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Map product by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map product by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Fuego volcanic activity situation, San Miguel Los Lotes
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: Pleiades: 06/06/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Fuego volcanic activity situation, La Reunion
Source: Pleiades
Acquired: Pleiades: 06/06/2018
Copyright: Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Fuego Overview North: Delineation Map
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 15/01/2017
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Copyright: Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Fuego Overview South: Delineation Map
Source: Sentinel-2 / Pleiades
Acquired: Sentinel-2: 15/01/2017
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Pleiades: 09/06/2018
Copyright: Sentinel-2 © Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Pleiades © CNES (2018) - Distribution: Airbus Defence and Space, all rights reserved
Map produced by Copernicus Emergency Management Service (2018 European Union)
Radar image of pyroclastic deposits
Source: ALOS-2
Acquired: 10/06/2018
Copyright: ALOS-2 © JAXA (2018)
Housing damage assessment, San Miguel Las Lotes
Source: Worldview-3
Acquired: 09/06/2018
Copyright: WorldView-3 © DigitalGlobe Inc.
Image analysis by Bristol University (COMET)
Image analysis by Bristol University (COMET)
Timeline of eruptive history
Copyright: Data analysis by Cornell University
View of Fuego volcano summit crater intact
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: 06/06/2016
Copyright: TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2018, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Image analysis by University of Leeds (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Leeds (COMET)
Fuego Volcano backscatter comparison
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: 23/05/2012 & 06/06/2016
Copyright: TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2018, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Image analysis by University of Leeds (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Leeds (COMET)
Fuego Volcano backscatter comparison
Source: TanDEM-X
Acquired: 23/05/2012, 06/06/2016 & 07/06/2016
Copyright: TanDEM-X © DLR e. V. 2018, Distribution: Airbus DS Geo GmbH
Image analysis by University of Leeds (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Leeds (COMET)
Fuego Volcano InSAR interferogram across eruption
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 25/05/2018 - 06/06/2018
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Fuego Volcano pre-eruptive InSAR interferogram
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 21/05/2018 - 02/06/2018
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Fuego Volcano radar intensity image - Pre and post eruption radar amplitude correlation
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 25/05/2018 - 06/06/2018
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Fuego Volcano radar intensity image - pre-eruptive comparison
Source: Sentinel-1
Acquired: 21/05/2017 & 02/06/2017
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Image analysis by University of Bristol (COMET)
Estimation of damaged buildings in San Miguel de Los Lotes and surrounding area
Source: Sentinel-2
Acquired: 04/06/2018
Copyright: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018)
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Map produced by UNITAR / UNOSAT
Fast linear So2 and Ash retrieval
Source: MetOp
Acquired: 05/06/2018
Copyright: EUMETSAT
Image analysis by University of Oxford
Image analysis by University of Oxford
Fast linear So2 and Ash retrieval
Source: MetOp
Acquired: 06/06/2018
Copyright: EUMETSAT
Image analysis by University of Oxford
Image analysis by University of Oxford
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