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Mudslide kills 5 Indians, Guatemala deaths in 2010 rains rises to 270Guatemala, Sep 11 sep, 2010 (EFE via COMTEX) -- A mudslide in an Indian community in northwestern Guatemala has left five people dead, bringing to 270 the number of fatalities from the rains in this country up to now in 2010. A spokesperson for the volunteer firefighters told reporters Saturday that the mudslide took place in the Pasaul community of the Zacapulas municipality in the northwestern province of Quiche. Five members of a family died Friday buried under tons of mud and stones that poured down the hill because of the rains and crushed their humble dwelling, the source said. Four of the victims were identified as Juana Zarat, 28, and her children Maria, Francisco and Jacobo, ages 8, 2 and 1 year, respectively. According to the Conred national disaster management agency, these five deaths bring to 270 the number of fatalities caused by the rains in 2010, most of them (165) when Tropical Storm Agatha swept through at the end of last May. Conred spokesman David de Leon told reporters Saturday that the institution is maintaining an orange alert in order to keep watch on rivers and the climatic situation in Guatemala. EFE oro/cd |