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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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The latest eruption of Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala has an estimated death toll of 300, with 27 bodies recovered. Soldiers and relief workers are aiding stricken areas around Quetzaltenango, where communications are disrupted. The volcano has been active since 1902.
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GUATEMALA CITY, Nov. 5. (U.P.)—
Estimated death toll of the latest eruption of Santa Maria volcano stood at 300 today while soldiers and government relief workers sought to restore order in Quetzaltenango and other stricken villages about the volcano's base.
The 300 dead was the estimate of the foreign office. Only 27 bodies have been recovered, as the search for bodies was handicapped by the ashes and lava and subsequent heavy rains.
An unconfirmed report said the entire population of El Patrocinio had been buried in the molten flow of the volcano. Quetzaltenango, a city of 10,000 population, still was in great confusion. Communications were disrupted and further hindered dispatching of aid to the injured.
Red Cross workers and volunteer physicians were sent on a government train to Quetzaltenango.
Santa Maria has been active intermittently since 1902, when its eruption and an accompanying earthquake destroyed Quetzaltenango and other villages.
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Primary Location
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Event Date
Nov. 5
Outcome
estimated 300 dead; 27 bodies recovered; unconfirmed report of entire population of el patrocinio buried
Event Details
Latest eruption of Santa Maria volcano; soldiers and relief workers restoring order in Quetzaltenango and stricken villages; search handicapped by ashes, lava, and rains; communications disrupted; Red Cross and physicians sent to aid injured; volcano active since 1902 eruption that destroyed Quetzaltenango