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Guatemala: Landslide: 2009/01/06 Country Information on DRR

Period 2009/01/06
Country or District Guatemala
Event Type Landslide
Outline On January 5, 2009, at least 33 people were killed and up to 60 were missing after a huge chunk of mountain collapsed onto coffee farmworkers walking home along a road in northern Guatemala on Sunday.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Reuters AlertNet 2009/01/06
An aerial view shows a landslide in San Cristobal Verapaz