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Guatemala's CONRED declares nationwide orange alert as Fuego volcano eruption intensifies; two nearby villages evacuated as ash columns reach 6,000 meters. The volcano lies 35 km from Guatemala City.Guatemala's National Coordinating Agency for Disaster Reduction (CONRED) on Monday declared a nationwide orange alert as eruptive activity at Fuego volcano intensified, with pyroclastic flows moving toward the Seca and Ceniza ravines on its southwestern flank. Authorities began evacuating two nearby villages as ash columns reached 5,000-6,000 meters above sea level.