Death toll climbs to 109 in Guatemala volcano eruption


By Reuters

The death toll from a massive volcano eruption in Guatemala rose to 109 on Thursday, the Central American country’s disaster and forensic agency Inacif said.

Rescue workers carry poultry at an area affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano at San Miguel Los Lotes, Escuintla, Guatemala 7 June, 2018.  REUTERS/Carlos Jasso Rescue workers carry poultry at an area affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano at San Miguel Los Lotes, Escuintla, Guatemala 7 June, 2018. (REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/MANILA BULLETIN_

The eruption on Sunday was the volcano’s most violent in four decades.