by Pauline Rivera
As of writing, at least 26 people were killed and hundreds are still missing after a massive landslide in Guatemala City.
A 300ft. hillside collapsed onto El Cambray, a neighbourhood of 150 homes located on the outskirts of Guatemala Ctiy just before midnight on Thursday.
A 300ft. hillside collapsed onto El Cambray, a neighbourhood of 150 homes located on the outskirts of Guatemala Ctiy just before midnight on Thursday.
According to Independent UK, more than 500 rescue workers, police and volunteers desperately searched through the rubble, mud and debris for survivors and victims all day on Friday.
However, they had to call off the search late on Friday because the weather has made it dangerous for emergency crews and rescuers, but planned to resume in the morning.
Initial reports suggest that due to the number of homes in the area, approximately 600 people are still missing, according Alejandro Maldonado, executive secretary of CONRAD, Guatemala’s emergency disaster agency.
Family members have reported receiving text messages from loved ones still trapped in the rubble more than 24 hours after the landslide, according to ABC Online.
The victims’ bodies are brought to a makeshift morgue, where they are be identified by their relatives, and families arrive looking for people still missing. The Millennial Post
However, they had to call off the search late on Friday because the weather has made it dangerous for emergency crews and rescuers, but planned to resume in the morning.
Initial reports suggest that due to the number of homes in the area, approximately 600 people are still missing, according Alejandro Maldonado, executive secretary of CONRAD, Guatemala’s emergency disaster agency.
Family members have reported receiving text messages from loved ones still trapped in the rubble more than 24 hours after the landslide, according to ABC Online.
The victims’ bodies are brought to a makeshift morgue, where they are be identified by their relatives, and families arrive looking for people still missing. The Millennial Post