Published November 07, 2012, 08:00 PM

Powerful quake hits Guatemala, killing at least 39

SAN MARCOS, Guatemala (AP) — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Guatemala on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people as it toppled thick adobe walls, shook huge landslides down onto highways, and sent terrified villagers streaming into the streets of this idyllic mountain town near the border with Mexico. One hundred people were missing, and hundreds were injured.

By: Romina Ruiz-Goiriena and Sonia Perez-Diaz, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun

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