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Business News/ Photos / Gautemala landslide claims 131 lives

Gautemala landslide claims 131 lives

The hill that towers over El Cambray II collapsed late Thursday after heavy rains, burying several houses with dirt, mud and rocks

A view of the devastated village of El Cambray II after a deadly landslide hit it on 2 October. The village is in Santa Catarina Pinula municipality, some 15 km east of Guatemala City. The hill that tower over Cambray collapsed after heavy rains, burying several houses with dirt, mud and rocks. AFP

1/6A view of the devastated village of El Cambray II after a deadly landslide hit it on 2 October. The village is in Santa Catarina Pinula municipality, some 15 km east of Guatemala City. The hill that tower over Cambray collapsed after heavy rains, burying several houses with dirt, mud and rocks. AFP

Heavy machinery being used to reach the buried houses dozens of feet below and rescue the survivors. Many people in El Cambray did not heed a warning to evacuate, according to Alejandro Maldonado, the national coordinator for disaster reduction to CNN. Reuters

2/6Heavy machinery being used to reach the buried houses dozens of feet below and rescue the survivors. Many people in El Cambray did not heed a warning to evacuate, according to Alejandro Maldonado, the national coordinator for disaster reduction to CNN. Reuters

A rescue team in full swing trying to recover bodies of mudslide victims on 3 October 2015. While the death toll stood at 131, officials estimated that 300 people were missing from the 125 houses now entombed in mud. Reuters

3/6A rescue team in full swing trying to recover bodies of mudslide victims on 3 October 2015. While the death toll stood at 131, officials estimated that 300 people were missing from the 125 houses now entombed in mud. Reuters

A day later, a body is recovered from under the debris. Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds still missing. AFP

4/6A day later, a body is recovered from under the debris. Hopes faded of finding any remaining survivors, even as families scrabbled through rubble to find the bodies of loved-ones, with hundreds still missing. AFP

Bandmates salute as they participate in the funeral of Bryan Sandoval, one of the landslide victims. Seven members of the Sandoval family were buried together after their bodies were found.  Reuters

5/6Bandmates salute as they participate in the funeral of Bryan Sandoval, one of the landslide victims. Seven members of the Sandoval family were buried together after their bodies were found. Reuters

A rescue worker inside a collapsed house at the site of the landslide. Heavy rains sent earth and rock cascading over homes and trapping residents inside their houses on Thursday night. AP

6/6A rescue worker inside a collapsed house at the site of the landslide. Heavy rains sent earth and rock cascading over homes and trapping residents inside their houses on Thursday night. AP

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