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Guatemala mudslide leaves hundreds missing Guatemala mudslide leaves hundreds missing
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Rescue workers in Guatemala are digging through rubble from a mudslide that hit a village not far from the capital, leaving hundreds missing. Rescue workers in Guatemala are digging through rubble from a mudslide that hit a village not far from the capital, in search of hundreds missing.
Heavy rains swept a torrent of boulders and mud onto houses on Thursday in the village of El Cambray Dos, about 15km (nine miles) east of Guatemala City. At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered from the village of El Cambray Dos, rescue services say.
Relatives were receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, reporters at the scene say. Heavy rains swept a torrent of boulders and mud onto houses on Thursday, 15km (nine miles) east of Guatemala City.
The injured and homeless are being taken to makeshift shelters. Relatives have been receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, reporters at the scene say.
Alejandro Maldonado, the head of the Guatemalan disaster agency said at least nine people have been killed and about 100 are buried. The injured and homeless are being taken to makeshift shelters.
Between 500 and 600 people were asleep in their homes when the mudslide occurred, he added. Julio Sanchez, a spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer firefighters, said 26 people had died and another 36 people were taken to hospitals.
But Alejandro Maldonado, the head of the Guatemalan disaster agency, has warned that as many as 600 people could still be missing.
He said that number of people was believed to be asleep in their homes when the mudslide occurred, he added.
El Cambray is surrounded by steep hills that tower over the houses which are mostly set in the valley bottom.El Cambray is surrounded by steep hills that tower over the houses which are mostly set in the valley bottom.
Mr Maldonado said in a radio interview that the forested hills, had been weakening for some time and had collapsed largely because of recent heavy rain. Mr Maldonado said in a radio interview that the forested hills had been weakening for some time and had collapsed largely because of recent heavy rain.