The following excerpt is from an October 3, 2010 article published by the Latin American Herald Tribune. To read the article in its entirety, click here. GUATEMALA CITY – Two Indian children were buried alive in Guatemala when a hillside collapsed during the heavy rains of the last few hours and fell onto their poor [...]
Category Archives: Flooding/Mudslides
Article: Guatemala Hillside Collapse Kills 2 Children
Article: Guatemala Cancels Landslide Rescue
The following excerpt is from a September 7, 2010 article published by Al Jazeera. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. Officials in Guatemala have called off the search for 15 people missing after deady landslides, fearing fresh avalanches of mud after the heaviest rains in 60 years. The decision on Tuesday [...]
Flooding Update (Sept 5): Mayan Families – Lake Region
This update is from the blog of Mayan Families (www.mayanfamilies.org). To read the update in its entirety, please click here. The shoveling has begun again. It rained without stopping until yesterday, daybreak! We really thought it would never end. People, still traumatized from Agatha evacuated their houses, and over 160 people were still living in [...]
Article: Heavy Rains Devastate Guatemala
The following excerpt is from a September 5 article published by the BBC. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. A state of emergency has been declared in Guatemala, where days of heavy rain have caused widespread flooding and landslides. At least 20 people have been killed, including at least 10 who [...]
Article: Rains Damage More Than 100 Homes in Guatemala
The following excerpt is from an August 24, 2010 article published by the Latin American Herald Tribune. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. GUATEMALA CITY – Heavy rains caused by a tropical wave in Guatemala affected at least 600 people and damaged 116 homes while leaving millions in agricultural losses and [...]
Article: Four Children Die in Guatemala Rains
The following excerpt is from an August 24, 2010 article published by The Latin American Herald Tribune. To read the article in its entirety, please click here. GUATEMALA CITY – Four children have died in Guatemala over the past few hours as a result of the torrential rains falling across the Central American country, authorities [...]