At least 1 dead after 6.8-magnitude quake in Guatemala - China.org.cn

At least one person died and one child was injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Guatemala on Wednesday, leaving damage in seven departments, authorities said.

GUATEMALA: Pacaya-Vulkan wieder ausgebrochen – Kilometerlange Lavaströme fließen durch Nationalpark

 

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Guatemala volcano’s activity threatens villages and wreaks havoc on local economy

 

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Erupción del volcán Pacaya afecta varias aldeas en Guatemala

 

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Death toll from Guatemala volcano eruption rises to 116

The death toll from the eruption of Fuego volcano on Jun. 3 has risen to 116, the National Coordination for Disaster Reduction of Guatemala announced on Monday.

Volcanic eruptions may sap oxygen from oceans, lead to ‘mass extinction’ of life on Earth – study

Devastating volcanic eruptions, caused by excess carbon in the atmosphere, could one day lead to the mass extinction of all marine animals, and possibly all life on Earth – so says a new study.

99 killed in Guatemala volcano eruption

The death toll from the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala has risen to 99 as more bodies were found Wednesday, according to Guatemala's National Forensic Sciences Institute (INACIF).

Guatemala volcano explodes again. - Nearly 200 missing

Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 73 people were killed since Guatemala's Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

69 dead as search for Guatemala volcano victims continues

The death toll from the eruption of Guatemala’s Fuego volcano has risen to 69 as family members desperately searched for the missing in makeshift morgues and on streets blanketed with ash.

8.2 Mexico's Most Powerful Earthquake in 100 Years Creates Tsunami (local time 23:49, Depth 72 km)

Five people were killed in an 8.2-magnitude earthquake off Mexican coast, the largest the country has experienced in the last 100 years, the country's President Enrique Pena Nieto confirmed on Friday.

El terremoto en Guatemala fue de magnitud 6,7 en la escala de Richter (06.31 hora local)

El terremoto que sacudió Guatemala y El Salvador a las 06.31 hora local (12.31 GMT) de hoy fue de 6,7 en la escala de Richter, no de 6,9, como se anunció inicialmente, según el Gobierno guatemalteco, que no ha registrado por el momento víctimas ni daños materiales.

7.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas and Guatemala

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Chiapas, causing heavy damage to buildings and infrastructure in Mexico’s southern state.

300 evacuated as Guatemala volcano erupts

Authorities evacuated 300 people threatened by an erupting volcano in southern Guatemala on Friday, emergency services said.

Mudslide caused by heavy rains kills at least 10 in Guatemala

At least 10 people died in a mudslide caused by heavy rains in a southern Guatemalan town, emergency officials reported, adding that at least one other person is missing.

At least 2 dead, 20 missing in Guatemala trash dump landslide

At least two people died and 20 are missing Wednesday in a landslide at a trash dump in this capital but four of other people were rescued, Volunteer Firefighter spokesman Julio Sanchez told EFE.

Guatemala: au moins 69 morts dans le glissement de terrain

 (Belga) Le glissement de terrain survenu dans un village du Guatemala a fait au moins 69 morts et enseveli 125 habitations tandis que quelque 300 personnes étaient toujours portées disparues, a annoncé un responsable samedi.

Death toll in Guatemala landslide rises to 29

At least 29 people were killed and 600 missing following a landslide that destroyed about 125 homes on the outskirts of the Guatemalan capital, officials said late Friday.

Nine dead, 600 missing in Guatemala landslide

At least nine people were dead and about 600 missing in a landslide that buried more than 100 homes in southern Guatemala, emergency services said on Friday.

Archaeologists have found in Guatemala salt production center of the ancient Maya. -VIDEO: The Salt Harvest Process at Maya Natural Sea Salt Facility in Guatemala.

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A major center for the production of salt of the ancient Mayan civilization discovered by archaeologists in Guatemala...

Discovered center is located in the Salinas de los Nueve Cerros, where he was one of the cities of the Maya. His destination was the mining and processing of salt, which is then supplied to various parts of the State in the territory of the modern Maya of Guatemala and Mexico, according to VOR citing the Ministry of Culture of the Central American country.

At the site found numerous items of work associated with the production of salt, as well as the huge cauldrons in which finished products are stored. Archaeologists have concluded that salt production was carried out there in large quantities.