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LANDSLIDE TRAGEDY IN GUATEMALA 2010. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. MASSIVE LANDSLIDES AFTER A PERIOD OF INTENSIVE RAINFALL BURY A BUS THEN OVER 100 RESCUE WORKERS IN GUATEMALA. A National Tragedy 80 km from Tecpan, the Capital
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LANDSLIDE TRAGEDY IN GUATEMALA 2010 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
MASSIVE LANDSLIDES AFTER A PERIOD OF INTENSIVE RAINFALL BURY A BUS THEN OVER 100 RESCUE WORKERS IN GUATEMALA A National Tragedy 80 km from Tecpan, the Capital September 4-5, 2010
Several landslides had occurred along the Nation’s highways during the last year, and authorities knew of the danger, but did nothing; NOW, at least 58 are dead.
Massive landslides were triggered in Guatemala following constant rain from Tropical Depression 11 E in that left the hillsides in the region saturated with water.
More than 30 separate landslides cut the Inter-American Highway, one of Guatemala's main roads, within a single 30-mile (50-km) stretch.
TRAGEDY STRUCK: Approximately 100 people were attempting to dig a bus out of a mudslide on Saturday, September 4th when a second landslide engulfed them on Sunday.
Recovery efforts had to be abandoned when heavy rain struck the region again, sending people fleeing from the rain-saturated hillsides
To prevent further landslide tragedies, the President ordered the Inter-American Highway closed and urged people to stay of the roads.