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Guatemala's civil protection authorities reported on Wednesday that the number of people missing from the Fire Volcano eruption, which killed 113 people, has risen from 197 to 332, while civilian volunteers say the figure is close to 3,000. 19659003] "The official update was made after examining 176,144 records from different entities and checking the lists of people in the shelters," said David de León, spokesperson for the national coordinator for prevention of disasters. 19659004] The official explained that the new figure of 332 missing persons who left the tragedy was established with a "collection of information" received by 11 media outlets in the country.
Fuego volcano, 3.763 meters high and located 35 km southwest of the capital, on June 3 recorded a powerful eruption followed by a landslide of hot volcanic material that buried the San Miguel community Los Lotes, in the approximately 3643 people of San Miguel Los Lotes and other neighboring villages are sheltered in shelters waiting to be moved to temporary wooden houses and then to a permanent housing project in a State farm in Escuintla
De Leon said that of the 332 missing persons, 205 are from San Miguel Los Lotes, 102 from the neighboring village of El Rodeo and the rest of the neighboring communities.
Family support organizations in search of the missing rejected the official figures and denounced that there are thousands of victims.
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