Teresa Telenovela - At least 63 people are confirmed dead in Guatemala after a tropical storm struck the country's Agatha, several officials said Sunday.
Chimaltenango district governor, Erick De Leon, explained to Reuters that there were 50 victims killed in the territory which was previously not reported by the government nasinoal.
Chimaltenango located approximately 60km west of the capital Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Guatemalan emergency officials have previously reported death toll from Hurricane Agatha confirmed 13 people.
Tropical Storm Agatha menghatam Guatemala's Pacific coast near the Mexican border, Saturday, causing heavy rains drenched the area and at least 13 people were killed.
Agatha, the name of the first hurricane of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, formed Saturday morning and quickly kicked off the mainland. The storm is alleged to have killed 12 people in Guatemala and one in El Salvador.
Guatemala announced a state of emergency during heavy rains that hit the Central American country, triggering mudslides that occurred disconnected streets, burying houses and raises fears over the fate of the largest coffee growers in Central America, which previously has been destroyed by the eruption volcanoes.
Two adults and two children were killed when mudslides buried their homes in Alomolonga, 200 kilometers west of the capital, Guatemala City, according to emergency officials.
Four other children and four adults were also killed in separate incidents in the capital, where avalanches of mud and torrential rain caused traffic jams and power failure in the various areas of housing, emergency officials said.
Eleven people were reported missing.
"This storm is so serious ... Worse starting around 9:00 pm Sunday and we extend the state of emergency status du entire country," said President Alvaro Colom at the press conference.
He added that the government is evacuating families from daerag-affected areas of risk.
Emergency workers reported that the rivers have overflowed due to heavy rain and warned of heavy flooding worse than the dust from the Pacaya volcano in the south of the capital, which jam up the drainage system.
In El Salvador, an old man carried away by rain water and drawn into a ditch where he was dragged, emergency officials said.
In November last, Ida storm triggered flooding and mudslides that killed at least 150 people, when they moved to northern Central America, according to Reuters.
Chimaltenango district governor, Erick De Leon, explained to Reuters that there were 50 victims killed in the territory which was previously not reported by the government nasinoal.
Chimaltenango located approximately 60km west of the capital Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Guatemalan emergency officials have previously reported death toll from Hurricane Agatha confirmed 13 people.
Tropical Storm Agatha menghatam Guatemala's Pacific coast near the Mexican border, Saturday, causing heavy rains drenched the area and at least 13 people were killed.
Agatha, the name of the first hurricane of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, formed Saturday morning and quickly kicked off the mainland. The storm is alleged to have killed 12 people in Guatemala and one in El Salvador.
Guatemala announced a state of emergency during heavy rains that hit the Central American country, triggering mudslides that occurred disconnected streets, burying houses and raises fears over the fate of the largest coffee growers in Central America, which previously has been destroyed by the eruption volcanoes.
Two adults and two children were killed when mudslides buried their homes in Alomolonga, 200 kilometers west of the capital, Guatemala City, according to emergency officials.
Four other children and four adults were also killed in separate incidents in the capital, where avalanches of mud and torrential rain caused traffic jams and power failure in the various areas of housing, emergency officials said.
Eleven people were reported missing.
"This storm is so serious ... Worse starting around 9:00 pm Sunday and we extend the state of emergency status du entire country," said President Alvaro Colom at the press conference.
He added that the government is evacuating families from daerag-affected areas of risk.
Emergency workers reported that the rivers have overflowed due to heavy rain and warned of heavy flooding worse than the dust from the Pacaya volcano in the south of the capital, which jam up the drainage system.
In El Salvador, an old man carried away by rain water and drawn into a ditch where he was dragged, emergency officials said.
In November last, Ida storm triggered flooding and mudslides that killed at least 150 people, when they moved to northern Central America, according to Reuters.
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