Guatemala floods, volcano

Tropical Storm Agatha hit land near the Guatemala-Mexico border on May 29. Guatemala was hardest hit, with heavy rainfall causing flooding and landslides, further complicated by ash from the eruption of Pacaya Volcano the day before. At least 179 people died, including 10 in El Salvador and 17 in Honduras, and more than 100,000 people were evacuated.

In Guatemala City, a 200-foot-deep (!), perfectly round sinkhole caused by the flooding swallowed a three-story building. The city’s international airport, closed for five days due to volcanic ash covering the runways, reopened on June 1.