Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 people were killed since Guatemala's Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said yesterday. Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano's activity increased, with rescue operations halted.

In the city of Escuintla, near the summit, panicked locals rushed to their cars to escape, causing chaotic traffic. Witnesses saw a large plume of ash rise into the sky, prompting an evacuation of everyone authorities could find before the police, the military and rescuers were stood down. And, a total of 192 people remain missing since the weekend eruptions, disaster relief agency chief Sergio Cabanas told reporters.