Death toll from dozens of earthquakes in Guatemala rises to 3
GUATEMALA CITY -- Authorities on Wednesday confirmed a third death in Guatemala a day after dozens of earthquakes shook the country, leaving crumbled walls and roads blocked by landslides.
More than 150 earthquakes and aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 3.0 to 5.7 have been reported since Tuesday afternoon.
President Bernardo Arevalo said on social media that the latest victim was a woman who had been buried by debris south of Guatemala's capital. He expressed his condolences to the victims' families, and was visiting a town near the epicenter.
The other two victims were men killed by falling rocks while travelling in a truck on a road in the department of Escuintla, firefighters said.
In the affected areas, families slept overnight in the streets outside their homes as aftershocks continued.
The tremors resulted in the evacuation of buildings, landslides and minor property damage, officials said, adding they were felt as far away as El Salvador.
Arevalo said Tuesday that the main epicenter of the quakes was in the department of Sacatepequez, with aftershocks in the regions of Escuintla and Guatemala department.
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