Risk of new landslide in Guatemala
Craig TaylorGuatemalan authorities order the evacuation of some 40 families from an area where a landslide killed at least 253 last week. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Guatemala mudslide victims to get homes
Guatemala announces it will build new houses for families left homeless by a devastating landslide which killed more than 200 people last week. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
US commerce secretary visits Cuba
US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrives in Havana for two days of talks focusing on measures to ease the impact of the US embargo. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Rio 2016 budget reduced by 30%
Organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are making cutbacks of up to 30% to avoid going over budget, the BBC understands. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Guatemala landslide death toll rises
The death toll from a landslide on a village 15km away from the Guatemalan capital rises to 73, with hundreds more feared missing, authorities say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Many missing after Guatemala mudslide
Rescue workers in Guatemala search for hundreds of people missing after a mudslide hit a village near the capital, killing at least 26 people. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean