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June 2, 2010 |
A rough week for Guatemala
In just the past seven days, residents of Guatemala and parts of neighboring Honduras and El Salvador have had to cope with a volcanic eruption and ash fall, a powerful tropical storm, the resulting floods and landslides, and a frightening sinkhole in Guatemala City that swallowed up a small building and an intersection. Pacaya volcano started erupting lava and rocks on May 27th, blanketing Guatemala City with ash, closing the airport, and killing one television reporter who was near the eruption. Two days later, as Guatemalans worked to clear the ash, Tropical Storm Agatha made landfall bringing heavy rains that washed away bridges, filled some villages with mud, and somehow triggered the giant sinkhole - the exact cause is still being studied. (34 photos total)

A woman stands in mud left by a landslide caused by Tropical Storm Agatha in the el Pedregal neighborhood of Amatitlan May 31, 2010. Stunned victims of Agatha wept by destroyed homes and rescue crews dug bodies out of mud in Guatemala on Monday after torrential rain killed at least 179 people across Central America. (REUTERS/Daniel LeClair)

Soldiers unload food supplies for victims of Tropical Storm Agatha in Retauhleu, Guatemala June 1, 2010. Collapsed roads and highway bridges complicated rescue efforts in Guatemala on Tuesday after Agatha drenched Central America, burying homes under mud and killing at least 179 people. (REUTERS/Daniel LeClair) #

The sinkhole caused by the rains of Tropical Storm Agatha in Guatemala City is estimated to be 30 meters wide and over 60 meters deep. The sinkhole formed Saturday, swallowing a clothing factory about three miles from the site of a similar sinkhole three years ago. The clothing factory had closed only an hour before it plunged into the Earth. (REUTERS/Casa Presidencial) #
More links and information
Guatemala Struggles to Recover After Storm - NYTimes.com 6/1
Tropical Storm Agatha (2010) - Wikipedia entry
Pacay Volcano - Wikipedia entry