EL RODEO, Guatemala — Authorities cautiously resumed search and rescue operations Wednesday in towns and villages devastated by the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, with time quickly running out to find any survivors. At the wreckage in the village of San Miguel Los Lotes near the base of the volcano, rescue crews were operating again but rain from the previous night had caused the ash to harden. “We are analyzing the terrain,” said David de Leon, spokesman for the disaster agency Conred. Authorities warned that the rain increased the chance of muddy flows of volcanic material and other debris. Firefighters’ spokesman Julio Sanchez said Tuesday that 72 hours after Sunday’s eruption there will be little chance of finding anyone alive.

Source: National Post June 06, 2018 03:56 UTC