Tag Archives: Guatemala City

At least seven dead in suspected gang attack at Guatemala hospital

Hey liberals, what do you say we open up the border with Mexico? Let’s let in all those people you so love and defend. Only thing is, they’re going to move into your neighborhoods. This might make your property values … Continue reading

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Guatemalan bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 38

These massive accidents seem to only occur in third-world countries. It’s a real shame that women and children had to die in this latest mishap… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Reuters GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – At least 38 people … Continue reading

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That sinking feeling: Woman finds giant sinkhole under her bed

How freaky!!! TGO Refer to story below. Source: The Upshot Photography: (Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images) By Claudine Zap | The Upshot A sinkhole formed in a house on July 19, 2011 in the north of Guatemala City. (Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images … Here’s … Continue reading

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Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit

I can’t imagine there would be a more terrible way of dying than being buried alive under dirt and mud. This is the fate that some of these people suffered. TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By MOISES … Continue reading

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TS Agatha deaths rise to 179 in Central America

Check out the photograph; it is not damaged, that is a giant sinkhole in the middle of an intersection in downtown Guatemala City! The death toll from the tropical storm is now 179, and sure to increase. TGO Refer to … Continue reading

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Tropical Storm Agatha kills 142 in Central America

This is insane; how a weak tropical storm can kill this many people! TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press Writer Juan Carlos Llorca, Associated Press Writer GUATEMALA CITY – Flooding and landslides … Continue reading

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Tropical Storm Agatha kills 16 in Central America

The first tropical storm of the season and already there are 16 deaths, and this from just 45 MPH winds. If the occurrence of this storm, even before the onset of the official hurricane season on June 1st is any … Continue reading

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Big volcanic eruptions in Guatemala, Ecuador

Here’s “Mother Nature” flexing her muscles once again… It must be horrible to have smothering volcanic ash fill the air. And as is generally the case, these types of events mostly occur in places that affect the underprivileged; those least … Continue reading

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Guatemala arrests show drug corruption to the core

I realize it doesn’t sound “morally correct,” but the only way to stop drug corruption is to legalize drugs. All the policing in the world isn’t going to stop people in particular and governments in general from engaging in drug … Continue reading

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