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.26/09/10 - 00 National
Affects rainfall 13 departments Matthew storm fell yesterday intensity to become a tropical depression; however, the impact of the rain left the country floods, landslides and thousand 398 people affected, especially in Izabal, Petén and Suchitepéquez.
Departments affected also include Alta Verapaz, Chimaltenango, Chiquimula, El Progreso, Jalapa, Santa Rosa, Totonicapán, Zacapa, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
The National Coordinator for disaster reduction (Conred) confirmed that in Sayaxché and Dolores, Petén, were evacuated 240 persons, in addition to originating holders, village 60 Morales, Izabal, as a result of the Motagua River overflow.
By rain, the river grew up to 2.50 meters in that place.
In Palestine, Cuyotenango, Suchitepéquez, community 204 people were evacuated from their homes.
To the 0025 hours yesterday were transferred 36 families due to the flooding of the River Sis and Icán. That community is the first River, which a few miles joins with the second; in both its flow climbed 75 centimeters, so flooded several houses.
3 Hours, some people returned to its property, to remove mud and accumulated water.
Rudel Álvarez, Governor of Petén, reported about 150 families affected by rain in neighborhoods La Caridad, San Juan and La Paz, San Benito; and La Democracia, St. Helena.
Ixobel, close to La Amistad, Creek neighborhood residents also had to be evacuated.
The number of affected day totalled thousand 398, which was evacuated 516 and 97 stay in hostels.
Alejandro Maldonado, Executive Secretary of the Conred spoke no reported deaths or injuries because of the climate phenomenon.
Stated that victims began receiving humanitarian aid.
Obstruction
Quiché, rain caused landslides in different ways and roads, which left dozens of municipalities held incommunicado.
290, Paguayil, kilometer Sacapulas, Quiché, occurred a massive landslide prevented the step of Nebaj, Chajul, Cotzal, Cunén, Chimel, Chicamán and Ixcán, via Alta Verapaz. In addition, collapsed the path of terracería Canillá and San Andrés Sajcabajá.
The Conred reported detachments at 302 of the CA-1 Road, village Chimiche, San Pedro Necta, Huehuetenango, and another at kilometer 100 road CA-14, San Agustín Acasaguastlán, El Progreso.
In the place known as the jets, San Cristóbal Verapaz, 208 kilometer from the path of Cobán Chicamán, Quiché, reported another collapse, as well as in the Centre of Dolores, Petén, and at km 173 route to the West, which was removed in the afternoon.
A landslide at kilometer road 24 to El Salvador, which blocked the vehicular traffic was also reported in the afternoon.