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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, in search of 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. |
| At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered from the village of El Cambray Dos, rescue services say. | At least 26 bodies have so far been recovered from the village of El Cambray Dos, rescue services say. |
| Heavy rains swept a torrent of boulders and mud on to houses on Thursday, 15km (nine miles) east of Guatemala City. | |
| Relatives have been receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, reporters at the scene say. | Relatives have been receiving calls and texts from people trapped under the rubble, reporters at the scene say. |
| Survivors have been taken to makeshift shelters. Rescuers temporarily called off the search late on Friday because of heavy rains, AP news agency reports. | Survivors have been taken to makeshift shelters. Rescuers temporarily called off the search late on Friday because of heavy rains, AP news agency reports. |
| Julio Sanchez, a spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer firefighters, said 26 people had died, including a number of children, and another 36 people were taken to hospitals. | Julio Sanchez, a spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer firefighters, said 26 people had died, including a number of children, and another 36 people were taken to hospitals. |
| One man was pulled alive from the rubble more than 15 hours after the mudslide hit. | |
| But Alejandro Maldonado, the head of the Guatemalan disaster agency, has warned that as many as 600 people could still be missing. | 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 a number of people were believed to be asleep in their homes when the mudslide occurred. | |
| 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. |