The number of victims of a landslide in Guatemala exceeded 130, 150 people are still missing. This was told by the local authorities.
The rescue team managed to extract from the rubble bodies of 131 persons. Earlier it was reported about 107 dead and over 300 missing. Including children and adolescents.
Today search and rescue operation terminated as a result of the coming evenings and rainy weather, which could trigger new landslides.
The elimination of the results of the landslide along with the Guatemalan rescue workers today engaged a detachment of professionals from Mexico. It includes police officers, State system of civil defence and soldiers. The President of Guatemala Alejandro Maldonado thanked me own Mexican colleague Enrique peц?a Nieto.
At the same time, the chances of finding survivors is less. By international standards a high probability of detection remains alive in 1st 72 hours that have already passed.
The tragedy happened on the night of 2 October. Washed away by rains the hillside with a height of a few 10 s of meters descended on the village. Under a 60-meter layer of earth and stones were buried 125 buildings, even residential buildings.
Rescuers managed to reach the residential buildings, searching for survivors. 1 days after PP managed to save 34 inhabitant of our planet.
Russia along with other States have announced readiness to send to Guatemala rescuers and equipment.
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