Over 290 Killed During Semana
Santa In Central America
More than 290 people were killed during the
Eastertide holidays in Central American
countries, local police and rescue teams
reported Sunday.
The Guatemalan Civil National Police (PNC)
said in a report that a total of 102 people
were killed during Semana Santa (Holy Week)
in the country. Among them, 50 died in
violence, 30 in traffic accidents and 12
drowned.
Meanwhile, the Guatemalan police said that
225 people were injured and 200 others were
detained during the holidays.
In Honduras, at least 52 people died and 88
others were injured in various accidents
during the holidays, according to Daniel
Molina, the spokesman of the National
Commission of Accidents Prevention.
According to Molina, 30 people were killed
during traffic accidents and 22 drowned in
different beaches, rivers and resorts.
Molina said that the death and injured toll
decreased slightly compared with 2009.
The country's fire department also reported
189 fires, 109 of which were on land, 65 in
forests, 12 in buildings and three in
vehicles.
In El Salvador, 26 people died during the
holidays, and 17 of them were killed in
traffic accidents, according to the National
System of Civil Protection.
According to the organization, a total of
364 traffic accidents were registered this
year, up 40 percent compared with that in
2009.
In the Dominican Republic, 22 people were
killed and 280 others injured in accidents
during the holidays, the country's emergency
center said on Sunday.
Among the victims, 20 people died in traffic
accidents, and the other two drowned, the
emergency center said in a report.
During the holiday period, some 372 people
were detained in the capital city of Santo
Domingo, and the northern cities of Santiago
and San Francisco de Macoris.
Among the detainees, 360 were men, including
six Haitian citizens and one Peruvian.
Meanwhile, the National Drug Control
Administration and the national police
seized 10 kg of marijuana.
A total of eight shootings were registered,
and 41 motorcycles were seized during Semana
Santa.
The Nicaraguan authorities said that a total
of 65 people died in the country due to
different reasons during the holidays.
At least 25 of them were killed in traffic
accidents, 18 were murdered, six died during
a shooting and 16 drowned, they said.
In Costa Rica and Panama, at least 28 people
were killed in violence.
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