Guatemala Raises Tropical
Storm Death Toll To 172
GUATEMALA - A total of 172 people
have been killed in the floods caused by
Tropical Storm Agatha that struck Guatemala
over the weekend, according to figures
released by the Guatemalan government.
Meanwhile, 101 people are missing,
Guatemala's national disaster agency
spokesperson David de Leon was quoted by
Mexican media as saying on Sunday.
Throughout Central America, at least 205
people have been killed by Agatha, including
those killed in Guatemala.
A total of 124,835 Guatemalans have been
evacuated from disaster zones and 64,383
others were sent to emergency shelters,
according to Guatemalan National Disaster
Reduction Coordination (Conared).
Conared officials also said that there were
42,286 people made homeless and 87 injured
by Agatha, the first named storm of this
Pacific hurricane season.
The country's communications ministry added
that the storm has washed out 24 bridges and
damaged 19 other bridges in the country.
The Guatemalan government estimated that
total damage will be some 500 million
Quetzales (about 63 millon U.S. dollars).
Guatemala has so far received pledges of aid
from Mexico, the United States, the European
Union, Colombia and Venezuela.
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