Earthquakes in Guatemala leave two dead after rocks crush car
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Two people were killed when their vehicle was buried under a landslide after a series of earthquakes shook much of the Central American country on Tuesday.
The swarm of tremors up to 5.6 magnitude rattled the country on Tuesday afternoon, centered near the towns of Amatitlan and Alotenango southwest of the capital. The quakes were also felt in neighboring El Salvador. The landslide occurred on a road southwest of the capital near the city of Antigua Guatemala in the central highlands.
The quake had also trapped a family of five, who were being rescued, and two others treated for injuries after being freed. The tremors forced dozens to evacuate buildings in Guatemala City. Central America often experiences tremors due to the shifting Caribbean and Cocos tectonic plates.
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