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Yesterday, Volc\u00e1n de Fuego in Guatemala erupted, killing at least 25 people and injuring 20 others, according to CNN<\/a>. Sitting just outside Antigua, the latest eruption by Volc\u00e1n de Fuego has led to more than 3,100 people being evacuated and is expected to affect 1.7 million people in total\u2014including many thousands of coffee growers.<\/p>\n While the eruption of one of Central America\u2019s most active volcanoes has concluded, Guatemala\u2019s National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology, and Hydrology states that it created some 14.763 feet of ash that has spread throughout a 12-mile radius, with the potential for winds to expand that distance even further, per CNN. Already ash has traveled 25 miles northeast to Guatemala City, causing the closure of the country\u2019s primary airport, La Aurora International Airport.<\/p>\n In a joint statement<\/a> released (and translated to English here<\/a>) by Anacaf\u00e9<\/a>\u2014the National Coffee Association\u2014and Funcaf\u00e9<\/a>\u2014the Foundation of Coffee for Rural Development\u2014the eruption affected coffee growing areas in the \u201cdepartments of Escuintla, Sacatep\u00e9quez, Chimaltenango, Guatemala, El Progreso and part of the east of the country, specifically the coffee area towards the south-west.\u201d The statement goes on to say that in the villages of \u201cEl Rodeo, Escuintla and Alotenango, it is estimated that the sand and ash affected between 15 and 20% of the coffee area.\u201d<\/p>\n Anacaf\u00e9 and Funcaf\u00e9 have opened up their headquarters and regional offices throughout Guatemala to be used as collection centers. They are requesting for donations of non-perishable and canned food items, potable water, blankets, clothes, and medical supplies, including medications for burns and gauze. All donated items will be distributed in coordination with CONRED<\/a>, Guatemala\u2019s National Coordination for Disaster Reduction.<\/p>\n The total damage done by the eruption of Volc\u00e1n de Fuego remains to be determined. Anacaf\u00e9 and Funcaf\u00e9 are helping lead relief efforts locally, but more aid will certainly be needed from outside Guatemala. We will update the story with ways for the international community to assist in the relief efforts as they are created.<\/p>\n Zac Cadwalader<\/a>\u00a0is the news editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.\u00a0Read more Zac Cadwalader\u00a0on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Photo by Rainer Albiez\/Adobe Stock<\/em><\/p>\n The post A Massive Volcano Just Erupted In Guatemala\u2019s Coffee Lands<\/a> appeared first on Sprudge<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Coffee News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday, Volc\u00e1n de Fuego in Guatemala erupted, killing at least 25 people and injuring 20 others, according to CNN. Sitting just outside Antigua, the latest eruption by Volc\u00e1n de Fuego…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,41],"tags":[63,45,65,47,61,49,59,67,55,57],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":707,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680\/revisions\/707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecurbkaimuki.com\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}