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The sinkhole was created by fluid from a sewer eroding uncemented volcanic ash, limestone, and other pyroclastic deposits underlying Guatemala City. [1] [2] The hazards around the pipe have since then been mitigated, by improved handling of the city's wastewater and runoff, [3] and plans to develop on the site have been proposed.
Overall, the risk of sinkholes occurring in Guatemala City is very high and often unpredictable. [6] One recent, similar sinkhole had collapsed in 2007, forming a pit 100 m (330 feet) deep. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The 2007 Guatemala City sinkhole was formed by fluid from a sewer eroding uncemented volcanic ash , limestone , and other pyroclastic deposits ...
The Municipality of Guatemala City created the Municipal Water Company (Empresa Municipal de Agua) (EMPAGUA) in 1972 to manage Guatemala City’s sewage and water services. Today it is the largest municipal water provider in the country. [13] XELAGUA manages the water supplies in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second largest city. [8]
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Riot police began efforts Tuesday to clear roadblocks by protesters that have paralyzed parts of Guatemala for more than a week, just hours after President Alejandro ...
Mario Mérida, a retired colonel and security expert, said that in the wake of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, the military has a better understanding of how its actions against civilians are viewed.
Two police officers are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a security checkpoint in Shangla district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Three police officers are killed and two more are wounded by a roadside bomb targeting a vehicle carrying polio workers in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.