Most of them lived in villages on the slopes of the 3,763m-high volcano and were killed by what is known as pyroclastic flow, a searing cloud of debris. Fuego is a stratovolcano or composite volcano.

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The city was first discovered by Christopher Columbus before residents were forced to flee after two volcanic eruptions.

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The eruption generated pyroclastic flows - fast-moving mixtures of very hot gas and volcanic matter - which descended down the slopes, engulfing communities such as El Rodeo and San Miguel Los Lotes.

The pyroclastic flow likely went over the Notanidao Pass, also in the city, which currently stands about 320 meters above sea level, Tsuji said. Pyroclastic flows sometimes travel over the sea.