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- At least 99 people have died after Volcan de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, erupted several times this week.
- The village of San Miguel Los Lotes was hit particularly hard, with much of the village engulfed in mud, ash and debris.
- Satellite images of the area around Volcan de Fuego' reveal how the damage looks from space.
At least 99 people have died after Volcan de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central America, erupted several times this week.
They were the volcano's most powerful eruptions in decades, sending lava pouring into nearby areas and shooting ash 6 miles into the sky. Thousands of people have fled to temporary shelters as mud and ash blanketed surrounding towns.
Satellite images of surrounding areas show how the damage wreaked by the volcano looks from space. The following before-and-after images were taken by DigitalGlobe's WorldView-4 Earth-imaging satellite.
Volcan de Fuego is located 27 miles southwest of Guatemala City, about 10 miles from the popular tourist destination of Antigua Guatemala.
See the before-and-after photos which highlight the volcano's mass devastation below: