After an initial toll of 25 dead, it was revised upwards within hours as bodies were recovered from villages razed by the tumbling mud. Authorities had warned the death toll could rise after searches resumed for survivors in communities on the mountain's southern flank. By AFPMore by this AuthorALOTENANGO,Rescue workers pulled more bodies Monday from under the dust and rubble left by an explosive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, bringing the death toll to at least 65. Disaster Relief Agency spokesman David de Leon told a briefing that after hours of searching for survivors, the number of dead had hit at least 65. Dense ash blasted out by the volcano shut down Guatemala City's international airport, civil aviation officials said.

Source: Daily Nation June 05, 2018 04:41 UTC