Guatemala town destroyed by volcano thought it was safe

Female family members of Erick Rivas, 20, who died in the hospital after suffering burns from the eruption of the Volcan de Fuego, which in Spanish means Volcano of Fire, carry his remains to the Catholic church to bury him in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. On the day of the eruption, Sunday, Rivas was returning home from the town of San Miguel Los Lotes after visiting his girlfriend, who survived. (AP Photo/Luis Soto)

The heavily damaged community center of San Miguel Los Lotes still stands after the Volcan de Fuego or “Volcano of Fire” eruption, in San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Guatemala’s national disaster agency suspended search and rescue efforts at the zone devastated by the eruption of the Volcano of Fire, saying climatic conditions and still-hot volcanic material makes it dangerous for the rescuers. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)

Bryan Rivera cries after looking at the remains of his house, after his family went missing during the Volcan de Fuego or “Volcano of Fire” eruption, in San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Guatemala’s national disaster agency suspended search and rescue efforts at the zone devastated by the eruption, saying climatic conditions and still-hot volcanic material makes it dangerous for the rescuers. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)

This combo of two satellite images provided by Digital Globe shows the hamlet of San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, pictured on Feb. 5, 2018, top, and the same area on June 6, 2018 after the hamlet was encased in volcanic material following the eruption of the Volcan de Fuego, which means in English “Volcano of Fire.” Troublesome rain and more volcanic activity are hindering search and rescue efforts, but when teams have been able to work in the hardest hit areas the death toll has continued to rise. (Satellite Image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP)

A man searches for his missing family after the Volcan de Fuego or “Volcano of Fire” eruption, in San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Guatemala’s national disaster agency suspended search and rescue efforts at the zone devastated by the eruption of the Volcano of Fire, saying climatic conditions and still-hot volcanic material makes it dangerous for the rescuers. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)

The village of San Miguel Los Lotes stands covered in debris after the Volcan de Fuego or “Volcano of Fire” eruption, in Guatemala, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Guatemala’s national disaster agency suspended search and rescue efforts at the zone devastated by the eruption of the Volcano of Fire, saying climatic conditions and still-hot volcanic material makes it dangerous for the rescuers. (AP Photo/Moisés Castillo)

SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala — Orlando Paez plans never to go back to his hamlet of San Miguel Los Lotes, where he narrowly escaped an onrushing river of superheated volcanic ash as his dying neighbors screamed for help.

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