Guatemala City, June 20 (Prensa Latina) The passage to this capital at kilometer 24 of the Inter-American Highway was opened today in Guatemala, after 10 hours of intensive cleaning in the area.
Authorities from the Department of Communications and the Municipality of Mixco confirmed that one of the three lanes will be reversible to accommodate some traffic in the west of the country following a major landslide.
The day before, in the early morning hours, a large landslide disrupted traffic on the road, one of the busiest in the country, stranding thousands of drivers and cargo trucks.
The constant rains made the cleaning staff’s work difficult at times and even forced them to temporarily stop working.
Over the past few hours, more than 80 incidents have been reported across the national territory, with the balance of one person dying and more than 113,000 affected.
Rivers swollen, villages and hamlets completely submerged by sudden flooding of rivers and tributaries, and destroyed bridges and roads is the panorama so far of the current winter season and the recent impact of the Celia Tropical Depression.
Although it is already moving away from Guatemala, the forecasts point to another 24 hours of rain on completely saturated soils, which is why the National Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness system has urged the population to follow the reports closely and to take extreme precautions when driving. .
The greatest damage is concentrated in the departments of Chiquimula, Jalapa, Zacapa, El Progreso, Jutiapa and Guatemala.
A total of 643,646 people have been affected and 21 have died since the winter season began on April 11, a number that will vary in the coming hours due to other incidents.
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