Opposition politicians in Guatemala want the head of the emergency

response agency (Conred) to be dismissed.

They say Conred failed to heed advance warnings about the deadly eruption of the
Fuego volcano.

A senior opposition figure, Mario Taracena, said the government should investigate
whether there was criminal negligence.

Ninety-nine people are now known to have died since Sunday, and many others
remain unaccounted for.

Villages on the slopes were buried in volcanic ash and mud after Fuego erupted.

Subsequent smaller eruptions and the high temperatures of the rock and mud
debris have made search teams' work extremely difficult.

More than 1.7 million people have been affected by Sunday's eruption, with more
than 3,000 evacuated.
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Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionRescue workers have had to cope with dust and smoke

What are the alleged failings of the emergency

agency?
Volcanology experts say they warned officials to evacuate the area around the
Fuego volcano early on Sunday - due to increased seismic activity and fast-moving
flows of volcanic matter.

But it is alleged that Conred did not act immediately.

The agency itself says the expert warnings were not precise enough to trigger a
mass evacuation.
But Mr Taracena of the opposition UNE party said the Guatemalan government
should investigate whether there was criminal negligence.

What about the search operation?

Of the 99 bodies recovered so far, only 25 have been identified, and many more
people are still missing.

"We already have data with names and locations where there are missing persons
and that number is 192," said Sergio Cabañas, the Conred head.

Searches are continuing, but there are fears that heavy rain could cause fresh
landslides of volcanic mud.

Meanwhile the volcano is continuing to spew out ash and rocks.

"The activity continues and the possibility of new pyroclastic flows in the next hours
or days cannot be ruled out, so it is recommended not to remain near the affected
area," the country's Volcanology Institute said.
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How are the survivors faring?
There are 3,000 people being accommodated in temporary shelters out of the
12,000 who were evacuated from the area.

Volunteers have been handing out food and other essentials to those affected, as
well as to rescue workers.

Mr Cabañas said that local residents had received training in emergency

procedures but were not able to implement them because the initial volcanic
activity happened too fast.