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Landslide in Guatemala kills four, injures 10

  • 07 Oct 2020

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A landslide in southwestern Guatemala has killed at least four people and injured 10 others, civil protection authorities said late on Tuesday.

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The landslide destroyed eight homes in the municipality of San Marcos La Laguna in the country's Solola region, national disaster agency CONRED said in a statement. The dead were a man, two women and an 8-month-old baby, the agency added.

Rescue operations were continuing at the scene, CONRED said.

Reuters

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