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Guatemala: Landslide: 2002/09/13
GLIDE: SL-2002-000583-GTM
| Period | 2002/09/13 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Guatemala |
| Event Type | Landslide |
| Outline | At least 16 people were killed and another 30 were missing and feared dead after a mudslide engulfed a small coffee-farming village in Guatemala. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| CRS(Catholic Relief Services) 2002/09/16 | ||
| Dead: 28 people |
Destroyed: the homes of more than 60 families | |
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Report/Articles
CRS (Catholic Relief Services) 2002/09/16
Heavy rainfall in the highlands of western Guatemala caused flooding and landslides and 28 people are confirmed to have been killed.
Aberdeen America news 2002/09/13
Landslide buries Guatemalan village
BBC news 2002/09/16
Guatemala landslide rescue continues
Reuters News2002/09/14
Two mudslides killed at least 32 people in Guatemala outside the capital Guatemala City and in a coffee farming village.
CNN News 2002/09/13
A river of mud, rocks and tree trunks poured down the slopes of a nearby volcano, crashing into and burying some 20 houses.