The landslide occurred Thursday night and followed heavy rains in the village of El Cambray II, 15 kilometers (9 miles) east of Guatemala City, David de Leon, spokesman for the government's national coordinating group for disaster reduction, told AFP.
De Leon said that at least four people had died in the disaster and that about 100 others were reported missing. In addition, he said 32 people had been injured and 43 had been moved to shelters.
Dozens of rescue workers, police, soldiers and neighbors were working to remove the mud and debris Friday in search of the missing residents.
De Leon said the impact of the heavy rains had been exacerbated by a nearby river, and that municipal authorities had recommended the community move further away from it last year.
Eight people had already died in previous weather-related events tied to Guatemala's rainy season, which lasts from May to November, according to government data.
Last year's rainy season was tied to 29 deaths and damage to more than 9,000 homes.
Agence France Presse
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Glissement de terrain au Guatemala: au moins 30 morts, 600 disparus...
ReplyDelete(Belga) Au moins 30 personnes sont mortes et 600 sont portées disparues au Guatemala après un glissement de terrain qui a englouti plusieurs dizaines d'habitations près de la capitale, selon un bilan qui ne cessait de s'alourdir vendredi soir.
"Nous avons 29 personnes mortes identifiées et une non identifiée", a déclaré à l'AFP Sergio Cabañas, responsable de la Coordination nationale de lutte contre les catastrophes naturelles (Conred), après la catastrophe survenue dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi à 15 km à l'est de la ville de Guatemala, à Santa Catarina Pinula. (Belga)
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