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October 7, 2015

Guatemala is investigating which officials allowed homes to be built in the area of a deadly mudslide

By KATHERINE CORCORAN and SONIA PEREZ D.
Associated Press

SANTA CATARINA PINULA, Guatemala — Prosecutors in Guatemala said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into who allowed homes to be built in an unsafe area where a massive mudslide killed at least 161 people.

Rotman Perez, secretary of criminal policy at the Public Ministry, said investigators will seek to find out which officials gave authorization for the construction and determine their degree of responsibility.


 
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