A Giant Crater Created in Guatemala City by Heavy Tropical Storm Agatha

Posted: June 1st, 2010 | Author: breakingnews | Filed under: Lain-lain | No Comments »

Tropical Storm Agatha swept the areas of Guetemala, Honduras and El Salvador. In Guetemala City, Guetemala, the storm created a giant sinkhole bigger than an intersection and caused at least 100 people died in those countries.

Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes declared a “red alert,” the highest level of emergency, today after rains from Agatha set off at least 140 landslides.

The hurricane center said that Agatha storm is expected to produce rainfall of as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) over southeastern Mexico, Guatemala and most of El Salvador.

A spokesman for Guatemala’s national disaster agency, said yesterday landslides triggered by Agatha’s rains killed some adults and children in the western and central parts of the country. Meanwhile, floods in El Salvador have killed six people.

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