A rescue team member searches for bodies at a mudslide-affected area, in Santa Catarina Pinula, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Josue Decavele
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least 220 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide buried part of a town in Guatemala last week while about 350 people are missing, national disaster agency Conred said on Thursday.
Loosened by heavy rains, a hillside collapsed onto Santa Catarina Pinula on the southeastern flank of Guatemala City on Oct. 1, burying more than a hundred homes under tons of earth, rock and trees, and sparking a huge rescue effort.
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