Death toll of Guatemala's volcano eruption rises to 65

GUATEMALA CITY, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the eruption of a highly active volcano near Guatemala's capital rose to 65, said the country's disaster management agency on Monday.

The National Coordination for Disaster Reduction of Guatemala (CONRED) said that 3,265 people have been evacuated, 1,711 people have been settled in shelters and over 1.7 million have been affected.

Earlier on Monday, CONRED said at noon on Twitter that the death toll was 33, up from an earlier 25, as more bodies were pulled from under rivers of ash and mud that swept down from Fuego volcano.

According to CONRED, the eruption is "the strongest one recorded in recent years," and there is a growing list of missing persons.