Los Chorros Landslide

Los Chorros Landslide
Santa Cruz Verapaz, Guatemala (GT)
On 04 January 2009; this landslide covered the small village of Los Chorros and moved 5 Million cubic meters of material. Initial reports of 38 casualties with 50 missing.

A main highway was covered by the slide. Imagery shows the road has been rebuilt in the same location.

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More info at link below
On 04 January 2009; this landslide covered the small village of Los Chorros and moved 5 Million cubic meters of material. Initial reports of 38 casualties with 50 missing.

A main highway was covered by the slide. Imagery shows the road has been rebuilt in the same location.

More info at link below
View in Google Earth In The News, Geographic Extremes
Links: adsabs.harvard.edu
By: KRL

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