At least six people were killed and 12 others missing after a swollen river swept away homes in Guatemala’s capital.
Early on Monday, waters from the Naranjo River rushed through a shantytown in Guatemala City called Dios es Fiel, or God is Faithful, destroying at least six homes that had been perched under a bridge, according to Guatemala’s National Coordination for Disaster Reduction agency (CONRED), reports Al Jazeera.
Search dogs and recovery teams discovered the bodies of six people who died in the flood waters, including that of a young girl, believed to be about five years old.
She was found partially buried in the mud that rushed through the area. An estimated eight children were among the 12 still missing.
According to local media, heavy rains triggered the high waters, which pushed flows of stones, soil and waste through the settlement.
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