At least seven bodies found by aid forces in Guatemala this Thursday, after digging for 12 hours inside a house It is located north of the capital city of the Central American country. Municipal Fire Service Spokesman Javier Soto explained that the excavations were carried out in an abandoned house in a settlement in the 18th district of Guatemala City, one of the most violent of the 25 cities that make up the metropolitan city.
According to Soto, aid forces arrived at the house “to recover an apparently buried corpse” in one of the ground’s rooms. In his statements to the media, Soto added that they were informed by the authorities that they should continue to break the floor of the house, probably because there were more bodies. “It has now been concluded and seven bodies have been found. The genders of these individuals are currently unknown,” the spokesperson said on Thursday night. wrapped in sheets and others in plastic.
Soto added that it took about 12 hours for the relief forces to work, without giving further details about the origin of the deceased. The house where the bodies were found is abandoned.
Between 2010 and 2020, Guatemala recorded more than 60,000 violent deaths linked to gangs, drug trafficking and ordinary crime, among other causes, according to humanitarian organizations in the Central American country. These numbers made it one of the 25 most violent countries on the planetbased on the records of international organizations. According to the Central American country’s forensic statistics, Guatemala reported 3,947 violent deaths in the first 11 months of this year, marking a 6.2% increase compared to 2021.