Torrential rains, landslides and floods spread devastation, with most deaths in Guatemala
Storm Eta has unleashed torrential rains, and catastrophic landslides and flooding in Central America, killing scores of people, displacing more than 300,000, and turning city streets into raging torrents.
At least 50 people died in Guatemala, including 25 who were killed in a landslide in the village of Quejá, according to the country’s president, Alejandro Giammattei. He also told local radio that 60% of the eastern city of Puerto Barrios was flooded and 48 more hours of rain were expected. Authorities reported nearly 100 homes damaged by flooding and landslides in Guatemala.
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