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At least 2 dead and 5 missing after collapse in Chiquimula

2020-11-15T00:01:57.411Z


At least 10 people were affected by the collapse of a house registered at dawn this Saturday in the department of Chiquimula


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(CNN Spanish) -

At least 10 people were affected by the collapse of a house registered early this Saturday in the village of Agua Blanca Camotán, department of Chiquimula, according to the spokesperson for the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction of Guatemala ( Conred).

The event, caused by a landslide, has so far left 2 dead, 3 injured and 5 missing.

According to Conred, the landslide is "associated with the condition of soil saturation."

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Chiquimula is one of the departments that were affected by storm Eta.

In Guatemala, where Eta began to be felt on November 4, at least 46 deaths have been attributed to effects caused by the storm.

Members of the Conred and Volunteer Firefighters are on the scene carrying out a rescue operation.

Source: cnnespanol

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