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Guatemala - Heavy rains
have left 3,850 people homeless in two
Guatemalan provinces, according to news
reaching here on Monday.
The worst hit area was Chisec in the
province of Alta Verapaz, where 2,300 people
have been affected and 404 houses have been
destroyed, according to the National
Disaster Reduction Coordination.
In Dolores in the neighboring Peten
province, 1,550 people have been forced to
leave their homes and 288 houses have been
damaged.
The disaster reduction coordination said it
had set up committees to coordinate with
regional authorities in coping with the
situation.
The rains over the weekend were caused by
humid air that could also trigger downpours
across the country in the coming days,
according to weather forecast.
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