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According to the Guatemalan Chamber of Construction and the ANACOVI builders' association, Guatemala's poverty rate is 59 percent and the country has a housing deficit of about 2 million units.
Guatemala City (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 - A small child and two other people were found dead Monday after a sewage-polluted river swollen by heavy rains swept away precarious homes in the Guatemalan capital, authorities said.
The Naranjo river swept the Dios es Fiel (God is Faithful) informal settlement and killed two children and four adults. 13 more people are missing.
Six homes have been swept away by the swollen Naranjo River in Guatemala City, with eight children among the missing.
Eight children were among 13 people still missing after a sewage-polluted river swollen by heavy rains swept away homes in the Guatemalan capital. In Mexico, at least 7 people died and 9 were missing.