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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Asian stocks fall, yen dips as Japan PM quits | Video 3:03am EDT WRAPUP 1-BP embarks on latest bid to capture gushing oil 1:00am EDT Japan PM quits before election 1:46am EDT Hole opens in Guatemala neighborhood, 3 missing 23 Feb 2007 Blagojevich corruption trial may touch Obama 1:04am EDT Apple's Steve Jobs finds Foxconn deaths "troubling" 2:27am EDT Google phases out Microsoft Windows use: report 01 Jun 2010 BP embarks on latest bid to capture gushing oil | Video 1:06am EDT Al and Tipper Gore separating after 40 years of marriage | Video 01 Jun 2010 Butt test shows U.S. cigarettes high in chemicals 01 Jun 2010 Google phases out Microsoft Windows use: report 01 Jun 2010 Butt test shows U.S. cigarettes high in chemicals 01 Jun 2010 Japan PM quits before election 1:46am EDT Arizona governor to meet Obama on immigration 01 Jun 2010 UPDATE 4-Novo pulls drugs from Greece over price cuts 31 May 2010 Fallen bridges hamper Guatemala storm rescue | Video 01 Jun 2010 Urine test improves prostate diagnosis: study 01 Jun 2010 Hole opens in Guatemala neighborhood, 3 missing 23 Feb 2007 Chocolate may cut cholesterol but only in some people: study 01 Jun 2010 Asian stocks fall, yen dips as Japan PM quits | Video 3:03am EDT Fallen bridges hamper Guatemala storm rescue Herbert Hernandez GUATEMALA CITY Tue Jun 1, 2010 9:58pm EDT Related News Fallen bridges hamper Guatemala storm rescue Tue, Jun 1 2010 Scenarios: 2010 hurricanes may wreak havoc on oil spill, Haiti Tue, Jun 1 2010 SCENARIOS-2010 hurricanes may wreak havoc on oil spill, Haiti Tue, Jun 1 2010 Rescuers dig after Central America storm kills 113 Mon, May 31 2010 Central America storm kills 74, more victims feared Sun, May 30 2010 Related Video Guatemala storm leaves 50 missing Tue, Jun 1 2010 1 / 27 A giant sinkhole caused by the rains of Tropical Storm Agatha is seen in Guatemala City May 31, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Casa Presidencial/Handout GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Collapsed roads and highway bridges complicated rescue efforts in Guatemala on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Agatha drenched Central America, burying homes under mud and killing at least 180 people. World | Green Business Dozens of people were still missing and rescue teams struggled to reach remote rural communities after the storm cut off roads and destroyed up to 18 major road bridges and dozens of smaller footbridges. "We're trying to get to the communities but we're finding that bridges are down and we have to walk, so it is taking so much longer," said firefighter Rony Veliz. Some 35,000 people remained in emergency shelters three days after Agatha, the first named storm of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, hit western Guatemala, dumping more than 3 feet (1 meter) of rain in places and raising concern over the coffee crop there and in El Salvador. Guatemalan aid workers relied on six helicopters sent by the United States, as well as private helicopters, to get tents and medical supplies to remote towns on the Pacific coast, but villagers in inland areas were frustrated at the lack of help. "We've gone several days now without aid from the government and we don't have enough water and food," said a caller to Guatemalan radio from the town of Huehuetenango in the western highlands. At least 152 people were killed in Guatemala, either crushed in their homes or swept away by swollen rivers, and 100 others were missing, according to the government. Twelve people were killed in El Salvador and 16 in Honduras. By Tuesday, the rain had stopped and Guatemala reopened its international airport. But giant sinkholes in the capital created death traps on streets, having swallowed entire buildings as they opened up and blocking off major roads. "I've got to move house before this hole gets any wider," said a 50-year-old man whose home is just a few feet away from the edge of the one of the gaping pits in the city. Health Minister Ludwin Ovalle said outbreaks of dengue and malaria were likely in the coming days. "We will see outbreaks because of stagnant water," he said. SMALL PRICE RALLY While some farmers were concerned that damp conditions could lead to fungus and seriously damage coffee crops, Anacafe growers group head Ricardo Villanueva said that was unlikely and that production in the 2010/2011 harvest would be reduced by about 3 percent. "Today there was sun," Villanueva said. "If we were to have a cloud ceiling for seven or 15 days we'd have problems, but not now." Arabica coffee futures trading on ICE Futures U.S. rose in heavy volume, with the key July contract climbing 2.3 cents, or 1.7 percent, to close at $1.3655 per lb, after tapping a session high at $1.3760 per lb. "Guatemala's a small part" of the rally, said Judith Ganes-Chase of J. Ganes Consulting in New York. "If you get one storm after the next, then you could say, maybe there's going to be a problem with the developing crop." Central America is vulnerable to heavy rains because of its mountainous terrain, and poor communications in rural areas hamper rescue efforts. Hurricane Ida killed at least 150 people as it pounded through the region in November. Guatemala has warned that flooding from Agatha could be worsened by ash from the Pacaya volcano blocking drains. (Additional reporting by Daniel LeClair in Guatemala City, Marcy Nicholson in New York and Leslie Josephs in Mexico City; editing by Mohammad Zargham and Eric Beech) World Green Business Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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