Guatemala landslide deaths rise to 73

The Guatemalan authorities say the number of people killed when a hillside collapsed on houses in the village of El Cambray, 15km outside the capital, has risen to 73. They said another 350 people were still believed to be missing under tonnes of rock and earth that slipped onto homes on Thursday night. Rescue teams […]

The Guatemalan authorities say the number of people killed when a hillside collapsed on houses in the village of El Cambray, 15km outside the capital, has risen to 73.
They said another 350 people were still believed to be missing under tonnes of rock and earth that slipped onto homes on Thursday night.
Rescue teams were using dogs to try to reach people trapped under the rubble.
A morgue has been set up with some burials already taking place.
A government spokesperson, Julia Barrera, said they had managed to rescue 26 people so far.
More than a thousand rescue workers are working at the disaster site deploying earth movers and sniffer dogs.