Volcan de Fuego is erupting again! / myLot

Japan

November 19, 2018 1:58am CST

The very active volcano Fuego in Guatemala is erupting violently again, and most people from three towns have evacuated of their own will. They are not waiting for the national disaster service to tell them. I think that is good. One of those people said that the main problem is that if they decide to evacuate on their own, they don't know what shelters are available to go to. However, they are better off safe than sorry. In June, a pyroclastic flow from that volcano killed nearly 200 people. So I can understand that the local people would rather be smart and get out of the way rather than waiting. If you had a disaster (flood, fire, volcano etc.) coming your way, would you evacuate or would you wait for someone to tell you to get out? I think I would just get out!

5 people like this

7 responses

Macy

@almostoveryou (4189)

• Philippines

19 Nov 18

It's always wise to evacuate immediately if you know that danger is imminent. I have not had the experience of doing so, thankfully. But here in the Philippines, mandatory evacuation is often enforced during a typhoon or volcanic eruption.

1 person likes this

Denise

@petatonicsca (7070)

• Japan

20 Nov 18

I hope you never have that experience.

1 person likes this

Macy

@almostoveryou (4189)

• Philippines

20 Nov 18

@petatonicsca I hope you never have to either.

1 person likes this

rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

19 Nov 18

If we know that we can be hit by the eruption of a volcano, warnings of which were earlier announced, we will evacuate immediately. Our lives are important than our properties.

1 person likes this

Denise

@petatonicsca (7070)

• Japan

20 Nov 18

Are you near a volcano? Just curious.

1 person likes this

rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

20 Nov 18

@petatonicsca We have an active volcano here in our province but we are far from it. We are outside the danger zone.

Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157552)

• United States

19 Nov 18

I would just get out. Over fifty years ago they tell me our town used to flood. However, they have built dams and such to take care of that. We live "up the hill" and this place never flooded, I hear. Our biggest threat would be a fire in this house. I would get out.

1 person likes this

Denise

@petatonicsca (7070)

• Japan

20 Nov 18

Where I grew up, there were never floods, but after I grew up and left there started to be huge floods in the area. The house I grew up in was built on the highest point in the county and never flooded.