13 communities near the Port of San Juan in the southern providence of Escuintia have suffered flooding from the torrential rains.
The flooding was caused when the Achiguate River overflowed its banks and also because the sugar refineries divert river water to supply their operations, San Jose councilman Aquilino Estrada told Guatemalan radio.
13 families had to be evacuated along Guatemala’s southern coast due to danger of mudslides, and the floods damaged at least 24 homes.
Heavy downpours continued Sunday.
