Heavy rains causing flooding, building collapses and displaces families due to a series of tropical rains hitting the country until the weekend.
Affected areas:
La 16 calle 15-52 zona 1
Rio Los Esclavos, la aldea Las Pozas en Chiquimulilla
La aldea Matamoros
Landslides on the road km 314.5 ruta Interamericana, from Huehuetenango a la Mesilla, along the border with Mexico;
The rivers, Rios Motagua en Gualan Zacapa; Polochic en Panzos, Alta Verapaz; La Paz en ciudad Pedro de Alvarado en Jutiapa, y la Pasion en la Libertad, Peten.
*will be updated as verified news comes in
Posted by Marie at September 20, 2008 06:51 AM