Agatha Storm Deaths Rise To
150
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GUATEMALA - At least 150 people have been
killed in Tropical Storm Agatha, which hit
Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador on the
weekend.
A sinkhole caused by the rains is seen in
Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala, May
30, 2010. The death toll caused by storm
Agatha in Guatemala has risen to 73, the
country's disaster relief authority
spokesman David de Leon said on Sunday.
The death toll in Guatemala rose to 123 on
Monday, according to the National
Coordinating Committee for the Disaster
Reduction (Conred).
The number of missing people also rose to 62
and more than 151,000 people have been
evacuated. A further 89,656 people
considered at risk and 35,674 were taken to
temporary shelters.
Agatha whipped Guatemala for 18 hours during
the weekend, damaging at least 11,000
buildings. Conred said the numbers of
casualties was expected to rise further.
The first named storm of the current Pacific
hurricane season, which typically starts in
June, made landfall in Guatemala with winds
of about 70 km per hour on Saturday before
quickly weakening to become a tropical
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