Police and rescue volunteers search for victims of a mudslide in El Salvador on Sunday October 16, 2011. Six-day-long torrential rains that have swept Central America and caused great flooding across the region have killed at least 66 people. El Salvador is so far the worst-affected country, having witnessed as many as 27 deaths. The country’s director of civil protection, Jorge Melendez, said... 

Soldiers patrolling the streets in Alta Verapaz north of Guatemala City. Guatemala has declared a state of siege in a northern province that authorities claim has been overtaken by Mexican drug traffickers. The government initiated the monthlong measure in the Alta Verapaz province to reclaim cities that have been taken over by the Zetas drug gang, Ronaldo Robles, a spokesman for Alvaro Colom, the... 

Where is MSNBC? The Inter-Press Sevice (IPS) is reporting that the head administrator of the Mexican Superintendency of Tax Administration, Raul Diaz, has confirmed that his government is building a wall in the state of Chiapas, along the Mexican/Guatemalan border. The official reason is to stop contraband from coming into Mexico, but as Diaz admitted: “It could also prevent the free passage of illegal... 

Guatemala Crater Swallows Building. Following Tropical Storm Agatha sweeping through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras this weekend, a giant sinkhole has opened up Guatemala. The sinkhole swallowed a three-story building, and is believed to have also swallowed at least one person. The enormous hole in the ground is reportedly 200 feet deep and approximately 100 feet in diameter. The Guatemala...