07 November 2012

GUATEMALA / MEXICO : 11 Nov. UPDATE: Death Toll Lowered From Powerful 7.4 Quake; Now 42 Dead, 2 Missing.

              3RD LINK CHANGE / With 11 fotos/ 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/08/us-guatemala-quake-idUSBRE8A718J20121108
        New facts...in italics
       Officials have lowered the death toll from its recent powerful 7.4 quake to 42.
       It had been declared as high as 52.
       The quake struck at 10:30 am...off the Pacific coast...and caused landslides that buried residents in 2 Guatemalan towns...killing 42...damaging at least 75 homes...and blocking many roads. (Below Foto From San Marcos Tweet)
     Officials now say only 2 people are still missing...down from 23.
     The epicenter was 26 miles deep...15 miles south of Champerico, Guatemala.
     The :30 quake was powerful enough to force the evacuation of many from Cd Guatemala highrises...with shaking felt even in the DF...600 miles away.
     There have been over 100 aftershocks so far.