Saturday, June 5, 2010

The 3 most important natural disasters ocurred in Guatemala








The first disaster ocurred in Guatemala

Agatha The storm was a tropical cyclone that began in the Pacific Ocean on May 24, 2010 was extended to the southwest Caribbean Sea. On May 29 the organization warned CNH tropical depression while located about 475Km from Salvador.
About 4:30 PM Tropical Storm Agatha and fall on the shores of San Marcos department of decreasing its winds weakened to a pressure of 1007hPa 40Km/hy.They intensive rains made floods, made the rivers got out of there places and produce landslides in Zacapa, Sololá, El Progreso, Quiché, San Marcos.



the catastrophic storm hit our country, leaving 166 deaths, 98 people missing, 88 wounded and evacuated 89 712 Conrad reported.








The other disaster in Guatemala was the eruption of the Pacaya volcano, that is located in Escuintla, Guatemala. On May 27, 2010 at 19:10 pm. Insivumeh said that the eruption increased the expulsion of gas and ash columns reaching up to 1500 meters,And the lava moved through between 10 and 12 kilometers south-southwest, affecting the villages of El Rodeo, El Patrocinio, El Cedro and San Vicente Pacaya.







Due to the events of President Alvaron Colon decree a state of calamity and that all state resources will be used to help the victims.
With it, there were incidents like the death of journalist Noti7, Aníbal Archila, who was hit by lava rocks and threw the volcano, while covering the news event.



The eruption produced to close the airport La Aurora, which will not open until it is finished cleaning the runway that is covered with volcanic sand.