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Guatemala: Cold Wave - Nov 2011

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Thousands of people were accommodated in shelters due to freezing temperatures that started mid-November, particularly affecting the departments of Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Jalapa, Quetzaltenango, Quiché, Sacatepéquez, San Marcos and Sololá (Government, 5 Dec 2011).

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