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In pictures: Guatemala eruption
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Children from the town of Amatitlan, 30km (18 miles) south of Guatemala City, watch the country's most active volcano, The Pacaya, erupt.
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A series of thunderbolts can be seen shooting from the dust cloud over the Pacaya Volcano. As the eruption continued, Guatemala's national disaster response team said it was monitoring developments.
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The eruption sent bursts of lava hundreds of metres into the air.
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While ash soared as high as 3,000 meters (6,600ft).
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About 155 people were evacuated from their homes on Sunday, taking shelter in San Vicente, 35km (22 miles) south of Guatemala City.
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Pacaya is the most active of Guatemala's 32 volcanoes, with three lava flows formed in eruptions between 1989 and 1991.
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