Guatemala sinkhole torn by storm Agatha
Updated on 02 June 2010
Rains from the tropical storm Agatha have left hundreds of people missing or dead in Guatemala, tearing a vast sinkhole in the heart of the City which swallowed a clothing factory.
The death toll has risen to at least 180 people since heavy rains from the first named tropical storm of 2010 hit Central America.
Three days after the storm ravaged the city, emergency workers struggled to dig bodies out of the mud, using hoes and pick axes to help free those trapped in the debris.
Survivors have been urged to leave their homes and head to official shelters.
More than 94,000 people have been evacuated as the storm buried homes under mud, swept away a highway bridge near Guatemala City and opened up sinkholes in the capital.
Three feet of rain from the storm, named Agatha, fell over the weekend sparking fears over the coffee crop.
Rescuers walked for several hours along
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