Death Toll In Storm Agatha In
Guatemala Rises To 73
GUATEMALA - 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.
Rescuers help resident evacuating in Izabal
City, capital of Izabal Province, 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.
Rescuers reported deaths in several
provinces, including 13 people who were
killed in the town of San Andres Palopo when
a landslide buried 13 houses. Seven others
were missing, officials said.
The Volunteer Firemen said there were five
deaths and eight others missing in northern
Guatemala City, where a landslide crushed
houses on Saturday night. More deaths were
feared.
Agatha, the first named storm of the current
Pacific hurricane season, brought heavy
rains and landslides in Guatemala and
affected El Salvador and Honduras, prompting
all three countries to declare emergencies.
Deaths were also reported in El Salvador and
Honduras.
Agatha 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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