Large landslide kills at least 11 people in Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Featured image: Landslide in Guatemala on June 20, 2017. Credit: David de Zabedrosky
A large landslide caused by heavy rains hit Guatemala's municipality of San Pedro Soloma, department of Huehuetenango, at 05:30 (local time) on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, killing at least 11 people.
According to CONRED, a part of a hillside collapsed, spilled onto a highway and buried one small bus, a truck and at least six homes. Ten of the fatalities were in the bus, and at least one more was inside one of the homes. Nine people were injured, but it is still not clear how many people were in the houses, it said.
"Emergency services are working with local officials to establish how many homes may have been buried and how many people are missing," CONRED added.
CONRED spokesman Julio Sanches said neighbors were being removed from the area due to the risk that another slide could occur.
El momento exacto del derrumbe en #sanpedrosoloma #Huehuetenango pic.twitter.com/m2DfJXmNo6
— ElAventurero (@ronnyaventurero) June 20, 2017
HUEHUETENANGO. Compartimos contigo el mapa de ubicación del deslizamiento en la Cumbre de Guachuná. pic.twitter.com/qVHH9dtaJ7
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) June 20, 2017
Al menos 11 muertos deja deslizamiento de tierra en Wachuná, San Pedro Soloma, Huehuetenango, #Guatemala, el 20.06.2017. #Landslide #Massive pic.twitter.com/Z9iOMEGjcT
— ⚠David de Zabedrosky (@deZabedrosky) June 20, 2017
HUEHUETENANGO. La SE-CONRED realiza Evaluación de Daños y Análisis de Necesidades por deslizamiento en aldea Guachuna, San Pedro Soloma. pic.twitter.com/znVNRrJnZC
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) June 20, 2017
HUEHUETENANGO En seguimiento al desprendimiento de tierra en la aldea Guachuna, San Pedro Soloma, se registran preliminarmente 11 fallecidas pic.twitter.com/k98id1gJVf
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) June 20, 2017
miembros del Sistema CONRED, ya se encuentra en el área realizando las acciones respectivas. 3/3 pic.twitter.com/LnZVlVl9cf
— CONRED (@ConredGuatemala) June 20, 2017
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