Lilian Hernandez wept as she spoke the names of aunts, uncles, cousins, her grandmother and two great-grandchildren - 36 family members in all - missing and presumed dead in the volcano's explosion. Two days after the eruption, the terrain was still too hot in many places for rescue crews to search for bodies or - increasingly unlikely with each passing day - survivors. A national disaster preparedness official in Guatemala says the Volcano has exploded, spewing incandescent rock and ash that dusted.

What was once a collection of green canyons, hillsides and farms was reduced to grey devastation by fast-moving avalanches of super-heated muck that roared into the tightly knit villages on the mountain's flanks. ESCUINTLA, Guatemala- Six children inured by the devastating volcanic eruption in Guatemala arrived in Texas on Thursday morning to receive treatment for serious burns, as the recovery effort. By Tuesday the images of Sunday's destruction were familiar to everyone. Snippt is described as Provide news in the form of fun, visual & engaging storyboards and is an app in the News & Books category.

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