Guatemala sinkhole swallows three-story building

Tropical Storm Agatha swept across Central America yesterday, bringing torrential rain that killed more than 100 people and opened a 60m-deep sinkhole in Guatemala City which reportedly swallowed a three-story building.


The huge sinkhole has been blamed on a combination of Tropical Storm Agatha and poor drainage systems in the city.

Local reports said one man was killed when the building was swallowed.

In 2007, three people died when a similar sinkhole appeared in the same area.

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