Up to 10,000 homes left uninhabitable in Guatemala by earthquake which killed at least 52 people
Hundreds of rescuers are sifting debris of wrecked towns for survivors of Wednesday's earthquake in Guatemala.
The 7.4-magnitude tremor, the most powerful to hit Guatemala since 1976, left at least 52 people dead, many more injured and thousands without power.
President Otto Perez Molina told the BBC that 22 people were still missing and as many as 10,000 houses may have been rendered uninhabitable.
Most of the damage was in San Marcos region, near the border with Mexico.
The president, who visited the affected area on Wednesday, declared three days of mourning.
He told BBC Mundo that rescuers were continuing to search through the rubble.
"We have identified the places where [survivors] could be, and rescue units are working there," he said.
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