June 1, 2010 9:20 AM

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Flooding and landslides kill at least 142 people in Central America

Flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 142 people and left thousands homeless in Central America. <br/><br/>Officials said, dozens of people are still missing and emergency crews are struggling to reach isolated communities cut-off by washed-out roads and collapsed bridges caused by Tropical Storm Agatha. <br/><br/>The sun emerged on Monday in hardest-hit Guatemala, where officials reported 118 dead and 53 missing. In the department of Chimaltenango – a province west of Guatemala City landslides buried dozens of rural Indian communities and killed at least 60 people. <br/>

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