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Guatemala: Landslide: 2015/10/01 Country Information on DRR

Period 2015/10/01
Country or District Guatemala
Event Type Landslide
Outline Over hundred people were killed when massive mudslides buried scores of homes on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital city on 1 October.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

Reuters 2015/10/06
At least 161 people were killed in Thursday\'s disaster just outside Guatemala City, government officials said on Monday evening, 5 October and emergency services chief Alejandro Maldonado said at least 300 people were still unaccounted for.

AFP 2015/10/05
At least 131 people were killed in mudslides that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday, 4 October 2015.

ECHO 2015/10/04
On Saturday 3 October 2015, the figure of number of dead reached 62 while some 350-400 people remained unaccounted for. About 125 houses were washed away and remain buried under around 20 metres of sand and stone.

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International Charter 2015/10/07
Landslide in Guatemala

Government of Guatemala 2015/10/02
Landslide Situation Map: CONRED Mapa situación deslizamiento Cambray Santa Catarina Pinula