What seemed like a good start to the work day turned into a nightmare for a group of bricklayers who were working on drilling a trench at a construction site in Aldea Palacal in the municipality of Nahualá, Only the.
According to local residents, they reported that for days, four construction men had been working on introducing a drain, but to do so they had to remove a certain amount of earth to be able to insert the pipes; However, the constant rains caused the soil to become saturated and while they were excavating, the landslide occurred.
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#NOW 🚨 Several people are reported buried in a construction in the Pasac hamlet, Palacal village, Nahualá, Sololá.
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Locals, upon seeing what had happened, took shovels, pickaxes, hoes and all kinds of tools to try to save them. Relief bodies joined the work; However, the results were negative, three of them died and one survived.
“The earth was pure mud, difficult to move, that’s why it took us hours to find them. Unfortunately, we were not able to rescue everyone.”said a Firefighter.
The fatal victims were identified as: Antonio Coty Jesús, Mario Guarchaj Tzep and Pedro Tziquin.
Authorities recommended community residents to be careful when carrying out this type of work. La Boca Costa is considered a landslide area due to the amount of water that accumulates in the mountains. Or, if necessary, always use emergency equipment in any dangerous situation.
