Storm Eta death toll nears 150 after devastating mudslides
Rescuers reach remote mountain village in Guatemala where people were buried in their homes
Children wade through flood water in Panzos, Alta Verapaz, 220 km north of Guatemala City Photograph: Johan Ordóñez
The death toll from the calamitous Storm Eta in Central America has soared after the Guatemalan military reached a remote mountainous village where torrential rains had triggered devastating mudslides, killing about 100 people and adding to dozens of other deaths in the region.
Many of the dead were buried in their homes in the remote village of Quejá in the central area of Alta Verapaz, where about 150 houses had been swallowed by mudslides, army spokesman Rubén Téllez said.
The devastating weather front brought destruction from Panama to Honduras and Mexico.
Rescue operations across Honduras and Guatemala have been slowed by destroyed roads and bridges.
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