What a huge effect of this so called when natures call.. as what the report said.. A sinkhole created by tropical storm Agatha covers a street intersection in dowtown of Guatemala City on Sunday, May 30, 2010. Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Central America and southern Mexico, triggering deadly landslides. No human power can stop these event...The Guatemala sinkhole appeared after the zone. Luckily according to official information there are no casualties as a result of the sudden appearance of the sinkhole, since it appeared in an intersection. I don’t even want to imagine what would have happened if a house had fallen in the never-ending hole.
OTHER REPORTS....
The death toll from the eruption of a volcano in Guatemala has risen to at least three people, an official said Friday.
A spokesman for the national disaster commission (David de Leon) Two villagers from El Bejucal and a reporter from a prestigious company were killed as a result of Thursday's eruption of the Pacaya volcano.
The three victims were crushed by rocks strewn by the volcano.
Pacaya, located about 18 miles (30 kilometers) south of Guatemala City, began spewing ash and soot Thursday evening.
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared a state of calamity for 15 days and called for calm as the eruption spread ash over the capital, prompting evacuations and shutting down the city's international airport.
Four people were missing as evacuations continued, the president said.
At least 1,800 people have been placed in shelters after four villages near the volcano were evacuated, de Leon said.
The runway at La Aurora International Airport -- the third busiest airport in Central America in terms of passenger traffic -- was covered with ash and was closed Friday, Colom said.
The states of Guatemala, Escuintla and Sacatepequez were hardest hit. Classes were canceled Friday in Escuintla and Guatemala states, Colom said.
A slight rain that fell over the area mixed with the ash, hindering visibility.
Pacaya had been dormant for a century until 1965, when it erupted again. It has been active since.
Its summit has an elevation of 8,373 feet (2,552 meters).
Pacaya was the first of two volcanoes to erupt in Latin American since Thursday.
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano, which has erupted periodically since 1999, came to life again Friday. Residents of two nearby villages were evacuated, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries.
