CENTRAL AMERICA LANDSLIDES

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CENTRAL AMERICA LANDSLIDES

• OCTOBER 5-8, 2005

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CENTRAL AMERICA LANDSLIDES

• THE WINDS FROM HURRICANE STAN DIMINISHED QUICKLY
  AFTER MAKING LANDFALL IN MEXICO ON TUESDAY,
  BUT...
  
• THE RAIN ACCOMPANYING STAN CONTINUED RELENTLESSLY
  OVER SEVERAL DAYS.

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CENTRAL AMERICA LANDSLIDES

• GUATEMALA,EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, AND
  SOUTHERN MEXICO WERE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY
  MUDSLIDES TRIGGERED BY THE PROLONGED EXCESSIVE
  PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING HURRICANE STAN.

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CENTRAL AMERICA LANDSLIDES

• PANABAJ, A GUATEMALAN VILLAGE, OF 500 HOUSES ON
  THE SLOPES BELOW VOLCANIC LAKE ATILAN,WAS
  ESPECIALLY IMPACTED.
  
• AN ESTIMATED 1,200 TO 1,400 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN
  A SINGLE LANDSLIDE THAT BURIED THE VILLAGE IN 40
  FEET (12 M) OF MUD.

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CENTRAL AMERICA EVACUATION
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GUATEMALA LANDSLIDE PANABAJ
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GUATEMALA LANDSLIDE PANABAJ