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Costa Rica plane crash kills 12, including 10 visitors 
Map of Guanacaste Costa Rica A small plane carrying ten foreign passengers and two local crew members crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area, killing everyone on board
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| Nov.13 |
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Costa Rica hit by magnitude 6.5 earthquake The quake was centered 16 km west of Jacó, Costa Rica, at a depth of 10 km
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| Oct.5 |
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Storm Nate: 22 dead in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras 
Map of Puerto Lempira Costa Rica| A state of emergency has been declared in the Central American nations, where more than 20 people are missing | |
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| May.28 |
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Stampede at soccer stadium leaves 4 fans, unborn fetus dead |
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| May.14 |
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Dozens of shops lost to blaze at traditional market. Nicaragua
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| Mar.9 |
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Death toll rises to 35 in youth shelter fire in Guatemala
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| Mar.8 |
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Guatemala mourns after children's home fire kills 35 girls Map of Virgen de Asuncion San Jose Pinula Guatemala| Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children's care home | |
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| Nov.25 |
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Tropical storm Otto kills nine in Costa Rica
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| Nov.22 |
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Hurricane Otto threatens Costa Rica and Nicaragua
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| Aug.19 |
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Nicaragua struggles to control fire at sole refinery
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| Aug.3 |
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Hurricane Earl heads for landfall in Belize Map of Belize Earl is heading for landfall in the Caribbean nation of Belize, felling trees and power lines as it heads westwards, officials say
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| Jul.25 |
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Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
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| Jun.13 |
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Drought heightens seasonal food scarcity in Guatemala
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| May.20 |
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Volcano ash covers Costa Rica towns
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| May.9 |
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Big molasses spill threatens water life in El Salvador river
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| Mar.19 |
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Zika: Panama has 'first microcephaly case outside Brazil'
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| Jan.23 |
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At least 13 dead after tourist boat capsizes off coast of Nicaragua |
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| Oct.9 |
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Guatemala families evacuated for fear of new landslide |
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| Oct.2 |
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At least 26 dead in Guatemala mudslide, many reported missing A rain-sodden hillside about 300 feet high collapsed onto a neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital with a roar and wave of sudden dark...
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| Aug.7 |
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Panama Canal to limit ship size due to drought |
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| Jul.28 |
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5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes region along Colombia-Panama border |
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| May.15 |
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14 dead, as truck smashes pickup loaded with funeral-goers |
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| May.3 |
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Costa Rica shipwreck sparks toxic chemical spill alert |
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| Feb.7 |
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Fire Volcano spews rock and ash, dusting homes in Antigua. Guatemala
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| Jan.8 |
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4 dead in tourist catamaran wreck off Costa Rica |
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| Aug.29 |
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Trapped Nicaraguan miners freed Rescuers using long ladders tried to get food and water to miners trapped in a gold mine, as the effort to reach the 24 men entered 2nd day
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| Aug.20 |
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Head of Guatemalan military dies in chopper crash
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| Jul.7 |
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2 dead in magnitude-6.9 earthquake in southern Mexico, Guatemala. Chiapas
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| Jul.5 |
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Honduras losing hope in search for trapped miners
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| May.19 |
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El Salvador evacuates 1,000 people near volcano
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| Apr.11 |
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New 6.6-magnitude quake shakes Nicaragua
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| Feb.11 |
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Long journey ends at home for man drifting at sea. El Salvador
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| Dec.29 |
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El Salvador begins evacuations near volcano following ash burst Authorities evacuated an area around the Chaparrastique volcano after the peak shot a cloud of gas and ash about 3 miles into the air
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| Nov.7 |
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Quake felt throughout Central America, Mexico Guatemala: A powerful earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Wednesday sent debris crashing down onto cars, collapsed roads and killed dozens
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| Sep.13 |
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Guatemala volcano triggers alert
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| Sep.5 |
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Powerful earthquake rocks Costa Rican capital
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| Feb.18 |
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Honduras buries jail fire victims
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| Feb.16 |
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Honduras fire victims 'total 355'
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| Feb.15 |
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Deadly Honduras jail fire probed
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Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire Map of Comayagua Honduras At least 272 inmates were dead and the fate of 105 others was unknown as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished
| Many victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells in Comayagua, north of the capital Tegucigalpa
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| Dec.8 |
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Panama Canal shut by heavy rains Traffic through the Panama Canal - which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans - has been temporarily suspended because of heavy rain
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| Oct.24 |
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Richard to dump rain on Belize, Yucatan
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| Sep.23 |
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Storm aims for Honduras, Nicaragua
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| Sep.5 |
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Rain, landslides kill 36. Guatemala
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| Sep.4 |
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Heavy rains devastate Guatemala A state of emergency has been declared in Guatemala, where days of heavy rain have caused widespread flooding and landslides
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| Jun.1 |
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More than 175 dead from weekend storm Guatemala: The death toll from Tropical Storm Agatha continued to grow, with 152 reported killed in Guatemala, 16 in Honduras and nine in El Salvador
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| May.30 |
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Storm kills 6 in El Salvador
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| May.29 |
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Deadly storm hits Central America| Guatemala: Tropical Storm Agatha unleashed torrential rains over Guatemala, southeast Mexico and much of El Salvador, triggering flash floods and mudslides | |
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| Nov.8 |
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Flooding kills at least 124 El Salvador: The flooding caused by days of heavy rain. The authorities have declared a state of emergency in five regions and expect to find more victim...
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| Nov.5 |
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Ida weakens to tropical storm |
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| Sep.9 |
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Food crisis at emergency level |
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| Jan.11 |
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34 dead, dozens missing from quake Costa Rica: Another 64 people were listed as missing after the 6.1 earthquake. Rescuers reached 200 tourists who had been stranded in a hotel
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| Jan.8 |
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Strong quake kills 15 |
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| May.30 |
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4 dead after airliner overshoots runway Honduras: A Miami-bound Airbus 320 raced onto a busy street, killing the pilot, 2 passengers and a motorist on the ground
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| May.29 |
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Chile's federal police chief killed in crash |
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| Feb.29 |
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Bus crash kills 57 |
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| Dec.26 |
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U.S. teen is only survivor of crash |
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| Sep.15 |
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Moderate quake shakes Honduras |
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| Sep.6 |
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Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Map of Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua Nicaragua: Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito Indians
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Felix death toll rises above 40 |
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| Sep.4 |
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Felix weakens, prompts fears of flooding |
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Category 5 Felix makes landfall Nicaragua: The hurricane made landfall with potentially disastrous rain and top wind speeds of 160 mph near the Nicaragua-Honduras border
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| Sep.3 |
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Thousands fleeing coastal areas |
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| Aug.21 |
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Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf |
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| Nov.20 |
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Fire kills 15 in market |
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| Nov.2 |
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Rain hinders Hurricane Beta relief |
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| Oct.29 |
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Hurricane Beta now Category 2 Nicaragua: The hurricane lashed jungle coast, forcing thousands of Miskito Indians and other residents to race for shelter
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| Oct.10 |
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Guatemala faces food crisis |
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Landslide areas considered mass graves. Guatemala
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| Oct.9 |
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Slide toll may hit 1,400| Guatemala: Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging | |
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| Oct.8 |
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Storm deaths increase to 508 |
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| Oct.7 |
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Hundreds missing after Stan storm |
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| Oct.5 |
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Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135 El Salvador: Heavy rains pounded Central America, pushing rivers over their banks and unleashing a string of deadly mudslides
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| Oct.1 |
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Volcano kills two |
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| Jul.12 |
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Hospital fire kills 17 |
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| Feb.13 |
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173 dead in quake |
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| Feb.10 |
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25 dead in tourist bus accident |
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| Jan.15 |
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Hope fades for missing after quake |
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| Jan.14 |
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El Salvador appeals for disaster aid |
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| Jan.13 |
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7.6 earthquake El Salvador: The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses
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| 2017 |
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| May.14 |
Dozens of shops lost to blaze at traditional market. Nicaragua
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| Mar.9 |
Death toll rises to 35 in youth shelter fire in Guatemala
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| Mar.8 |
Guatemala mourns after children's home fire kills 35 girls Map of Virgen de Asuncion San Jose Pinula Guatemala| Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children's care home | |
| 2016 |
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| Aug.19 |
Nicaragua struggles to control fire at sole refinery
| 2012 |
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| Feb.18 |
Honduras buries jail fire victims
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| Feb.16 |
Honduras fire victims 'total 355'
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| Feb.15 |
Deadly Honduras jail fire probed
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| Feb.15 |
Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire Map of Comayagua Honduras At least 272 inmates were dead and the fate of 105 others was unknown as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished
| Many victims were burned or suffocated to death in their cells in Comayagua, north of the capital Tegucigalpa
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.20 |
Fire kills 15 in market |
| 2005 |
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| Jul.12 |
Hospital fire kills 17 |
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| 2017 |
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| Nov.13 |
Costa Rica hit by magnitude 6.5 earthquake The quake was centered 16 km west of Jacó, Costa Rica, at a depth of 10 km
| 2015 |
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| Jul.28 |
5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes region along Colombia-Panama border |
| 2014 |
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| Jul.7 |
2 dead in magnitude-6.9 earthquake in southern Mexico, Guatemala. Chiapas
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| Apr.11 |
New 6.6-magnitude quake shakes Nicaragua
| 2012 |
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| Nov.7 |
Quake felt throughout Central America, Mexico Guatemala: A powerful earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Wednesday sent debris crashing down onto cars, collapsed roads and killed dozens
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| Sep.5 |
Powerful earthquake rocks Costa Rican capital
| 2009 |
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| Jan.11 |
34 dead, dozens missing from quake Costa Rica: Another 64 people were listed as missing after the 6.1 earthquake. Rescuers reached 200 tourists who had been stranded in a hotel
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| Jan.8 |
Strong quake kills 15 |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.15 |
Moderate quake shakes Honduras |
| 2001 |
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| Feb.13 |
173 dead in quake |
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| Jan.15 |
Hope fades for missing after quake |
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| Jan.14 |
El Salvador appeals for disaster aid |
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| Jan.13 |
7.6 earthquake El Salvador: The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses
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| 2015 |
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| May.15 |
14 dead, as truck smashes pickup loaded with funeral-goers |
| 2008 |
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| Feb.29 |
Bus crash kills 57 |
| 2001 |
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| Feb.10 |
25 dead in tourist bus accident |
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| 2016 |
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| Mar.19 |
Zika: Panama has 'first microcephaly case outside Brazil'
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| 2016 |
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| Jul.25 |
Ship hits wall of Panama Canal renewing design concerns
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| Jan.23 |
At least 13 dead after tourist boat capsizes off coast of Nicaragua |
| 2015 |
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| May.3 |
Costa Rica shipwreck sparks toxic chemical spill alert |
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| Jan.8 |
4 dead in tourist catamaran wreck off Costa Rica |
| 2014 |
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| Feb.11 |
Long journey ends at home for man drifting at sea. El Salvador
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| 2016 |
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| May.20 |
Volcano ash covers Costa Rica towns
| 2015 |
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| Feb.7 |
Fire Volcano spews rock and ash, dusting homes in Antigua. Guatemala
| 2014 |
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| May.19 |
El Salvador evacuates 1,000 people near volcano
| 2013 |
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| Dec.29 |
El Salvador begins evacuations near volcano following ash burst Authorities evacuated an area around the Chaparrastique volcano after the peak shot a cloud of gas and ash about 3 miles into the air
| 2012 |
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| Sep.13 |
Guatemala volcano triggers alert
| 2005 |
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| Oct.1 |
Volcano kills two |
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| 2014 |
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| Aug.29 |
Trapped Nicaraguan miners freed Rescuers using long ladders tried to get food and water to miners trapped in a gold mine, as the effort to reach the 24 men entered 2nd day
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| Jul.5 |
Honduras losing hope in search for trapped miners
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| 2017 |
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| Oct.5 |
Storm Nate: 22 dead in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras Map of Puerto Lempira Costa Rica| A state of emergency has been declared in the Central American nations, where more than 20 people are missing | |
| 2016 |
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| Nov.25 |
Tropical storm Otto kills nine in Costa Rica
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| Nov.22 |
Hurricane Otto threatens Costa Rica and Nicaragua
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| Aug.3 |
Hurricane Earl heads for landfall in Belize Map of Belize Earl is heading for landfall in the Caribbean nation of Belize, felling trees and power lines as it heads westwards, officials say
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| Jun.13 |
Drought heightens seasonal food scarcity in Guatemala
| 2015 |
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| Aug.7 |
Panama Canal to limit ship size due to drought |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.8 |
Panama Canal shut by heavy rains Traffic through the Panama Canal - which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans - has been temporarily suspended because of heavy rain
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| Oct.24 |
Richard to dump rain on Belize, Yucatan
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| Sep.23 |
Storm aims for Honduras, Nicaragua
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| Sep.4 |
Heavy rains devastate Guatemala A state of emergency has been declared in Guatemala, where days of heavy rain have caused widespread flooding and landslides
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| Jun.1 |
More than 175 dead from weekend storm Guatemala: The death toll from Tropical Storm Agatha continued to grow, with 152 reported killed in Guatemala, 16 in Honduras and nine in El Salvador
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| May.30 |
Storm kills 6 in El Salvador
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| May.29 |
Deadly storm hits Central America| Guatemala: Tropical Storm Agatha unleashed torrential rains over Guatemala, southeast Mexico and much of El Salvador, triggering flash floods and mudslides | |
| 2009 |
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| Nov.5 |
Ida weakens to tropical storm |
| 2007 |
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| Sep.6 |
Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Map of Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua Nicaragua: Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito Indians
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| Sep.6 |
Felix death toll rises above 40 |
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| Sep.4 |
Felix weakens, prompts fears of flooding |
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| Sep.4 |
Category 5 Felix makes landfall Nicaragua: The hurricane made landfall with potentially disastrous rain and top wind speeds of 160 mph near the Nicaragua-Honduras border
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| Sep.3 |
Thousands fleeing coastal areas |
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| Aug.21 |
Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.2 |
Rain hinders Hurricane Beta relief |
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| Oct.29 |
Hurricane Beta now Category 2 Nicaragua: The hurricane lashed jungle coast, forcing thousands of Miskito Indians and other residents to race for shelter
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| Oct.8 |
Storm deaths increase to 508 |
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| Oct.5 |
Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135 El Salvador: Heavy rains pounded Central America, pushing rivers over their banks and unleashing a string of deadly mudslides
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| 2015 |
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| Oct.9 |
Guatemala families evacuated for fear of new landslide |
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| Oct.2 |
At least 26 dead in Guatemala mudslide, many reported missing A rain-sodden hillside about 300 feet high collapsed onto a neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital with a roar and wave of sudden dark...
| 2010 |
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| Sep.5 |
Rain, landslides kill 36. Guatemala
| 2005 |
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| Oct.10 |
Landslide areas considered mass graves. Guatemala
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.8 |
Flooding kills at least 124 El Salvador: The flooding caused by days of heavy rain. The authorities have declared a state of emergency in five regions and expect to find more victim...
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| 2017 |
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| May.28 |
Stampede at soccer stadium leaves 4 fans, unborn fetus dead |
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| 2017 |
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| Dec.31 |
Costa Rica plane crash kills 12, including 10 visitors Map of Guanacaste Costa Rica A small plane carrying ten foreign passengers and two local crew members crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area, killing everyone on board
| 2014 |
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| Aug.20 |
Head of Guatemalan military dies in chopper crash
| 2008 |
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| May.30 |
4 dead after airliner overshoots runway Honduras: A Miami-bound Airbus 320 raced onto a busy street, killing the pilot, 2 passengers and a motorist on the ground
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| May.29 |
Chile's federal police chief killed in crash |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.26 |
U.S. teen is only survivor of crash |
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| 2016 |
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| May.9 |
Big molasses spill threatens water life in El Salvador river
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.9 |
Food crisis at emergency level |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.10 |
Guatemala faces food crisis |
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| 2005 |
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| Oct.9 |
Slide toll may hit 1,400| Guatemala: Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging | |
|
| Oct.7 |
Hundreds missing after Stan storm |
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