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The outburst floods in Ecuador and Guatemala
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In Ecuador, on Friday, May 28 began erupting volcano Tungurahua, and a day earlier in Guatemala Pacaya volcano awoke. Blocked roads, thousands of people evacuated from the surrounding areas. Pacaya threw a column of smoke and ash to a height of more than eight kilometers, which is comparable to the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland, which ceased its activities on May 24.
On Saturday, May 29, formed in the eastern Pacific tropical storm "Agatha" approached the border between Guatemala and Mexico with winds up to 75 km / h. The hurricane caused heavy rains and floods that complicate efforts to clean up the road from the volcanic ash.
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1) In Guatemala volcano Pacaya, located 30 kilometers from the capital, started spewing lava, rocks and ash on Thursday. The picture shows the ash covered the roof of the bus in Guatemala City. (Luis Soto / EPA)
2) covered with volcanic ash roofs of buildings in Guatemala City. The picture was taken on Saturday. (Prensa Libre / Zuma Press)
3) Doctors provide first aid to the injured on May 28 in the community center of San Vicente Pacaya in Guatemala. As a result, emissions of Pacaya volcano in Guatemala, two people were killed and another 50 people were injured of varying severity. (Ulises Rodríguez / EPA)
4) corn cobs in volcanic ash in the Guatemalan village of Las Kalderos, which was completely destroyed by the eruption of Pacaya volcano. (Ulises Rodríguez / EPA)
5) covered with a layer of volcanic ash aircraft airline «American Airlines» is at the International airport La Aurora in Guatemala City. Because of the eruptions in the country halted air connection, closing airports. (Luis Soto / EPA)
6) 9-year-old Daniel Morales removes volcanic ash on a street in Guatemala City on 28 May. (Luis Soto / EPA)
7) evacuees in San Vicente Pacaya. (Moises Castillo / AP)
8) The evacuated residents in the shelter waiting for the start of food distribution. Photographed in San Vicente Pacaya, on Saturday. (Moises Castillo / AP)
9) Flooding in the city of Escuintla, Guatemala, caused by tropical storm Agatha May 30.
10) One of the thousands of houses affected by the floods in the city Amatitilan, Guatemala. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
11) funnel in the center of Guatemala City formed by the passage of Hurricane "Agatha". The funnel collapsed three-storey building, but no injuries were reported on. (Str / AP)
12) A woman cleans her house in the city Amatitilan after the flood. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
13) A man with a dog sitting on the spot where the house was before the hurricane. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
14) Damaged bearing power on Sunday in Guatemala City. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
15) Heavy rain in the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, also called storm "Agatha". (Jose Cabezas / AFP - Getty Images)
16) A man stands on the beach against the backdrop of a strong storm in Puerto San Jose, Guatemala. (Johan Ordonez / AFP - Getty Images)
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On Saturday, May 29, formed in the eastern Pacific tropical storm "Agatha" approached the border between Guatemala and Mexico with winds up to 75 km / h. The hurricane caused heavy rains and floods that complicate efforts to clean up the road from the volcanic ash.
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1) In Guatemala volcano Pacaya, located 30 kilometers from the capital, started spewing lava, rocks and ash on Thursday. The picture shows the ash covered the roof of the bus in Guatemala City. (Luis Soto / EPA)
2) covered with volcanic ash roofs of buildings in Guatemala City. The picture was taken on Saturday. (Prensa Libre / Zuma Press)
3) Doctors provide first aid to the injured on May 28 in the community center of San Vicente Pacaya in Guatemala. As a result, emissions of Pacaya volcano in Guatemala, two people were killed and another 50 people were injured of varying severity. (Ulises Rodríguez / EPA)
4) corn cobs in volcanic ash in the Guatemalan village of Las Kalderos, which was completely destroyed by the eruption of Pacaya volcano. (Ulises Rodríguez / EPA)
5) covered with a layer of volcanic ash aircraft airline «American Airlines» is at the International airport La Aurora in Guatemala City. Because of the eruptions in the country halted air connection, closing airports. (Luis Soto / EPA)
6) 9-year-old Daniel Morales removes volcanic ash on a street in Guatemala City on 28 May. (Luis Soto / EPA)
7) evacuees in San Vicente Pacaya. (Moises Castillo / AP)
8) The evacuated residents in the shelter waiting for the start of food distribution. Photographed in San Vicente Pacaya, on Saturday. (Moises Castillo / AP)
9) Flooding in the city of Escuintla, Guatemala, caused by tropical storm Agatha May 30.
10) One of the thousands of houses affected by the floods in the city Amatitilan, Guatemala. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
11) funnel in the center of Guatemala City formed by the passage of Hurricane "Agatha". The funnel collapsed three-storey building, but no injuries were reported on. (Str / AP)
12) A woman cleans her house in the city Amatitilan after the flood. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
13) A man with a dog sitting on the spot where the house was before the hurricane. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
14) Damaged bearing power on Sunday in Guatemala City. (Daniel Leclair / Reuters)
15) Heavy rain in the capital of El Salvador, San Salvador, also called storm "Agatha". (Jose Cabezas / AFP - Getty Images)
16) A man stands on the beach against the backdrop of a strong storm in Puerto San Jose, Guatemala. (Johan Ordonez / AFP - Getty Images)
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