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 Death toll rises to 35 in youth shelter fire in Guatemala  A blaze that killed girls at a shelter for troubled youths erupted when some of them set fire to mattresses to protest rapes and other mistr...
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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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| Jun.13 |
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Drought heightens seasonal food scarcity in Guatemala A prolonged drought has worsened the hunger problem among Guatemala's heavily indigenous population
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| Oct.9 |
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Guatemala families evacuated for fear of new landslide The authorities in Guatemala have ordered some 40 families to leave their homes close to where a landslide killed at least 253 people last w...
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At least 26 dead in Guatemala mudslide, many reported missing Map of Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala City Guatemala 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 darkness
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| Feb.7 |
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Fire Volcano spews rock and ash, dusting homes in Antigua Map of Fire Volcano Guatemala The Fire Volcano has exploded, spewing incandescent rock and ash that dusted surrounding communities
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| Aug.25 |
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Guatemala declares state of emergency because of drought The government has declared a state of emergency in 16 of the 22 provinces because of a drought that has caused major agricultural losses
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| Aug.21 |
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Worst drought in decades is threatening crisis in Central America
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| Aug.20 |
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Head of Guatemalan military dies in chopper crash Map of Huehuetenango Guatemala The head of its joint chiefs of staff Gen. Rudy Ortiz died along with four other military officials after their helicopter fell in a mountainous area
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| Jul.7 |
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2 dead in magnitude-6.9 earthquake in southern Mexico, Guatemala Map of Puerto Madero Mexico Chiapas: At least one person was killed as an earthquake struck Monday morning in southern Chiapas state near the border with Guatemala
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| Jun.2 |
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5 die in Guatemala landslide caused by heavy rains
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| Mar.2 |
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Guatemala volcano Pacaya erupts
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| Sep.9 |
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Dozens dead in Guatemala bus plunge
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| Jun.28 |
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Plane crash in Guatemala kills 6
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| Dec.21 |
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'Mayan day of apocalypse' marked
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| Nov.7 |
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Quake felt throughout Central America, Mexico| A powerful earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Wednesday sent debris crashing down onto cars, collapsed roads and killed dozens. At least 48 people died in the temblor, doct... | |
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| Sep.13 |
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Guatemala volcano triggers alert Guatemala is evacuating tens of thousands of people after the Fuego volcano started spewing ash and lava
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| Oct.17 |
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At least 60 dead from heavy rain. El Salvador
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| Jan.8 |
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Bus accident kills 14
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| Sep.5 |
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Rain, landslides kill 36 Torrential rains and landslides in Guatemala could claim as many as 100 lives. 30 people were injured and 40 were missing
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Further landslides hit 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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Giant sinkhole shocks neighborhood
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More than 175 dead from weekend storm| 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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Guatemala storm death toll rises
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| May.29 |
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Deadly storm hits Central America| Tropical Storm Agatha unleashed torrential rains over Guatemala, southeast Mexico and much of El Salvador, triggering flash floods and mudslides | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Food crisis at emergency level President Alvaro Colom, speaking in TV has declared a state of national calamity because so many citizens do not have food or proper nutriti...
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| Feb.29 |
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Bus crash kills 57 A double decker bus careened off a major highway and crashed into a ditch near Guatemala City, killing at least 57 and injuring another 40
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| Nov.20 |
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Fire kills 15 in market An enormous fire at Central America's largest open-air market sent up columns of smoke visible 6 miles away
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| Oct.10 |
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Guatemala faces food crisis Boats and helicopters have begun carrying aid to villages cut off for days by flooding and mudslides
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Landslide areas considered mass graves Officials would abandon communities buried by landslides as reports of devastation trickled in from 100 communities
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| Oct.9 |
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Slide toll may hit 1,400| 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 Guatemala's losses bring the overall death toll to at least 610 with El Salvador hit the second-hardest
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| Oct.7 |
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 Hundreds missing after Stan storm Rescuers are continuing their search for the people missing after mudslides caused by Tropical Storm
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| Feb.10 |
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25 dead in tourist bus accident
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