Guatemalan authorities have deployed three teams of 94 people to search for the eight adults and ten missing minors in the surroundings of the Dios es Fiel settlement, according to the Guatemalan radio station Emisoras Unidas.

“Before the tragedy In the Dios Es Fiel settlement due to the flooding of the river, I express my deep concern and solidarity with the affected families. Preliminarily there are deaths, missing people and damage to homes,” the outgoing president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, has published on his account on the social network 94 members of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction, the Guatemalan Army and the National Civil Police.

“Let us remain united in this difficult time. This tragedy painfully reminds us of the reality of climate change. It is imperative to act for vulnerable countries like Guatemalaall nations must act for a more sustainable future,” added Giamattei.