Workers search for bodies after Guatemalan landslide

 
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: January 6, 2009

GUATEMALA CITY — A massive landslide tore down the side of a mountain and buried a Guatemalan highway, killing at least 34 people and leaving rescue workers to dig for more victims Monday.

Guatemala ’s Vice President Rafael Espada said he feared the death toll could rise by at least a dozen more. At least 15 others were injured.

Authorities still do not know how many people were in the area when t...


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