India, Aug. 4 -- Guatemala has issued a nationwide alert, the country's second-highest emergency alert, after the eruption of Volcano Fuego. According to the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) of the country, the eruption began on Monday, August 3, and is now entering an intense phase.

In view of the ongoing eruption of Fuego, Conred, Guatemala's disaster management authority, has issued evacuation notices and emergency directives, and has activated an "orange alert."

"An orange (danger) alert has been declared nationwide due to the eruption of the Fuego volcano," said the disaster coordination agency on X.

The agency has started evacuating two villages near the volcano, located 35 kilo...