At least 68 houses buried, 26 dead and 600 missing after landslide in Guatemala

The landslide buried 60 houses killing at least 26 persons and injurering 25. 600 people remain missing.

So far 34 people have been rescued. The immediate priority is to rescue people who may still be alive.

Residents, rescuers and army soldiers look for victims after a landslide destroyed parts of Cambray village, in Santa Catarina Pinula municipality, Guatemala on October 2, 2015. Photo:

The orange alert has been declared by the Executive Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction.

The whole cliff just buried 68 houses at Cambray village, in Santa Catarina Pinula municipality, Guatemala on October 2, 2015. Photo: JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images

This landslide may have been caused by heavy rain that have been pooring over the region since 

September 27, 2015.