Guatemala: Search continues for survivors in volcano-ravaged towns
More than a week on since Fuego's massive eruption, the search for survivors in Guatemala has shifted to body retrieval as soldiers and rescuers band with locals to find loved ones buried under layers of heavy volcanic ash.
At least 110 people died after Fuego erupted earlier this month, pushing fast-moving currents of dust, lava and gas down the volcano's slopes in its greatest eruption in four decades, and close to 200 more are believed buried beneath the waste.
The hamlet of San Miguel Los Lotes on the lush southern flank of the volcano was almost completely swallowed by several meters of ash.
Angelica Alvarez is searching for her two children and husband believed to be buried under the ash in the town. Family members are clinging to the hope of at least finding the bodies of their loved ones so as to bring closure to the tragedy.
Although many Guatemalans have had their lives turned upside down by Fuego, life in the shadow of the massive volcano is beginning to return to normal with authorities clearing roads blocked off by lava and ash.
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