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1,400 Guatemalans missing as floods kill 618
10/10/2005
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 9 (AFP): A frantic search for about 1,400 people believed to be buried alive by a mudslide in Guatamala was to continue Sunday as the death toll from massive floods throughout Central America and Mexico rose to a staggering 618.
The towns of Panajab and Tzanchaj, 180 kilometers (110 miles) west of Guatemala City, were hit by the mudslide triggered by rain from Tropical Storm Stan before dawn Wednesday, when soil loosened by days of driving rain began rushing down the slopes of the San Lucas volcano.
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