At least 192 people are missing and 75 are dead as a result of the explosion of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala on Sunday, officials say, report agencies.
Villages on the slopes were buried in volcanic ash and mud.
Rescue work on Tuesday was disrupted when a new eruption sent hot gas and molten rock streaming down the volcano's south side.
More than 1.7 million people have been affected by Sunday's eruption, with more than 3,000 evacuated.
Tuesday's explosion took many by surprise after volcanologists said the eruption, which had sent ash up to 10km (33,000ft) into the sky on Sunday, was over for the near future.
Eddy Sanchez, the head of Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, had predicted "no imminent eruption over the next few days".
It was the country's most deadly volcanic event in more than a century. Only 23 of the victims have been identified at this point.
The Fuego volcano erupted at about noon local time on Sunday.
Thick clouds of smoke and ash billowed into the sky, and homes in nearby villages were engulfed by lava flows.
Temperatures in the lava flow reached 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Eddy Sanchez, director of the country's Seismology and Volcanology Institute.
The institute said on Sunday evening that the eruption had ended but another one was possible
The Fuego volcano is only 27 miles southwest of the capital Guatemala City, and ash has reached as far as the city's airport, forcing it to close.
At its peak, the Fuego reaches 12,346 feet above sea level and it is one of the most active volcanoes in Latin America.
It sits on the Ring of Fire, a 25,000-mile horseshoe-shaped area where several tectonic plates rub against each other, creating intense volcanic activity and earthquakes.
Three quarters of the world's active volcanoes can be found on the Ring of Fire.
Guatemala volcano leaves 75 people dead, 200 missing
Ash and mud burry villages
FE Team | Published: June 06, 2018 22:29:53
Guatemala volcano leaves 75 people dead, 200 missing
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