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See residents flee erupting Fuego volcano in Guatemala

The death toll from Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption keeps rising, and now more hazards threaten grieving residents.

At least 62 people were killed after the volcano erupted Sunday, spewing a river of lava and plumes of smoke almost 6 miles into the air, said Mirna Celedon, spokeswoman for Guatemala's Institute of Forensic Sciences. Thirteen of the dead have been identified so far.

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