As many as 150 lives may have been lost in northern Guatemala after Flooding and mudslides caused by rains from Tropical Storm Eta.
During a press conference at the headquarters of the disaster management agency, President Alejandro Giammattei said the figures were unofficial as they had not yet been confirmed.
He said Army troops dispatched to the area had to make their way on foot over the mountain to reach the village, adding that 120 people were evacuated from the nearby communities of Chapenal and Saquixim.
Around 2,500 people in those three villages have lost everything while 75,000 Guatemalans have been affected by the storm.
Eta made landfall in neighbouring Nicaragua on Tuesday as a Category Four hurricane with winds of 225km/h and torrential rains.
At the moment, Guatemala’s official storm death toll stands at eight, while 18 other people are listed as a missing.
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