Guatemala reports first coronavirus death, an elderly man back from Spain
Sunday, 15 March 2020 Guatemala has registered its first fatality from coronavirus infection, an elderly man who had recently visited Madrid, Health Minister Hugo Monroy said on Sunday, in one of the first deaths from the outbreak to hit Central America.
Guatemalan security forces on Monday cleared a road of hundreds of people in a mostly Honduran migrant caravan that had camped out overnight when authorities barred it from advancing toward the United States.
Guatemalan security forces on Monday cleared a road of hundreds of people in a mostly Honduran migrant caravan that had camped out overnight when authorities barred it from advancing toward the United States. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez.
Around 2,000 Honduran migrants are said to be camped out in eastern Guatemala after security forces used sticks and tear gas to stop their passage towards the.. Sky News
At least three people were killed in an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak in the Spanish capital, Madrid. See aerial footage of the damage it left behind.
Images taken from a police helicopter captured the destruction of a blast in a Madrid building where at least two people died and eight were injured on Wednesday (January 20).
At least two people died after a building collapsed due to an explosion in central Madrid with smoke coming out of the building. Madrid's Mayor informed about the two casualties, adding that initial information showed gas leak to be responsible for the blast. Rescue operation is underway and authorities have also started evacuated elderly people from the nearby nursing home.
Small skirmishes broke out between Honduran security forces and migrants trying to cross the border into Guatemala on Friday night, with Guatemalan officials estimating around 6,500 people to be heading north to the United States. Olivia Chan reports.
Guatemala and Honduras are deploying more soldiers to prevent migrants from trekking north to the United States, amid growing desperation among those seeking to cross and signs of new caravans forming. Matthew Larotonda reports.
As the coronavirus pandemic has hit New York City particularly hard, officials announced its first death of a minor due to the virus. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has the story.
As police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs continue to work on the front lines of the city's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a downtown hotel is setting aside nearly 275 rooms for..
Guatemala's new government is trying to limit the number of foreign migrants the United States sends its way under an agreement that makes the Central American... Reuters India
Guatemala will close its borders for the next two weeks as part of measures aimed at containing coronvirus, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday. Reuters India Also reported by •Hindu
Guatemala will resume flights into the country carrying Guatemalans deported from the United States, its government said, partially reversing an earlier... Reuters India