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Death toll in Guatemala landslide reaches 131
The Telegraph   05 October 2015   Guatemala   Santa Catarina Pinula  
According to local press, at least ten people died and 100 houses were destroyed due to a landslide on Thursday night caused by rains in recent days, Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala Photo: Rex
<p>At least 131 people were killed in mudslides that smashed into a village outside Guatemala City, officials said Sunday, three days after the disaster struck the Central American nation.<br />"Unfortunately, a new count shows that there are 131 confirmed ...
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Dozens feared dead as hillside collapses on town in Guatemala
The Guardian   03 October 2015   Guatemala   Santa Catarina Pinula  
the landslide in Cambray near Guatemala City on 2/10/15
<p>The collapse of a hillside onto a town on the edge of Guatemala City has killed at least 26 people and left hundreds missing as rescue crews search for survivors in homes buried by dirt and sludge. Loosened by heavy rains, tons of dirt and trees tumbled ...