After ‘Volcano of Fire’ eruption, women and girls face heightened risks

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala –Marta Leiva, 7 months pregnant, leaned against two bags of donated clothes in her shelter in Guatemala ’s Escuintla Department. She lost everything when her house was destroyed during the eruption of the Volcan de Fuego, or " Volcano of Fire, " last month.She fled with her two young daughters, husband and sister as hot ash and debris flowed into their village, El Rodeo. Her mother-in-law and brother-in-law did not make it.Today, the family ’s only possessions are a mattress and the two bags of clothes. 
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