4 hours agoThe Great Storm in Guatemala, suspected of 150 deaths
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Guatemala's army has moved to a remote village, where dozens of houses are covered by soil that slipped after heavy rainfall, which was carried by the storm Etta. This country's president, Alejandro Giambitti, said there are fears that about 100 people are dead in Queja in the central region, Alta Verapaz. [...]
Guatemala's army has moved to a remote village, where dozens of houses are covered by soil that slipped after heavy rainfall, which was carried by the storm Etta.
This country's president, Alejandro Giambitti, said there are fears that about 100 people are dead in Queja in the central region, Alta Verapaz.
Evil weather has hampered efforts to save people trapped, while roads are still blocked and large sections are flooded by water, writes BBC, broadcasting Express newspaper.
Earlier, authorities have confirmed the deaths of at least 50 people in different parts of the country.
The Etta storm reached Nicaragua on Tuesday as a fourth - degree hurricane with winds of up to 225 miles [225 km] an hour and heavy rainfall. The storm then weakened as he continued toward Honduras and Guatemala.
President Giammatei said search-saving operations are limited because the country has only one helicopter that can be used in such disaster cases.
“We have many people confined to whom we have not been able to reach”, he said, as the emergency situation has been announced in many areas.
In Honduras, at least ten dead have been confirmed so far, while reports are that hundreds of people are awaiting the authorities' help to exit areas affected by the flooding.
