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On Sunday at least 33 people have died in a huge landslide in a northern area of Guatemala and many more are missing. Thousands of tons of rock collapsed on the road in the Alta Verapaz area, 200km north of Guatemala. This same area was hit by a rockfall just last month killing at least 2 people. The main road in which the area was hit, was reported as closed since last months rockfall, however it has been reported that more then 140 people have ignored the closing of the road and continue to use it. That is one of the reasons for so many deaths in this recent landslide.


Do you think there should be more percautions taken by the government to prevent people from putting their own lives in danger? Or should these people have been more aware of the risk they were taking by using this road?



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i think the people should have been more aware of the risks. Most of them probably witness the rock fall in the past.
But the government could have put up some kind of effective road block or provided clearly marked detour routes.

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government precautions of course
it's their job

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i thnk roadsgins psoetd wuold be a good tinhg, but the poelpe need to pay mroe atetntion

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If the people ignored it it's kinda their fault

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Theirs always going to be "rebels", but their should definetly be more precautions so that people know that something jurassic can actually happen.

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i think the people should be more cautious of where they are driving.

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are these people that are dying educated enough to even be able to read a warning sign if one was put in place? if not, it's definitely the governments job to find a way to warn these people so that more of these deaths can be prevented.

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The government should put up warning signs and that's it. They shouldn't be babysitting people. If people get hurt on a road that they're told not to use then it's their own fault.

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there should be more warings if the goverment isnt going to make the transportation routes safer
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Perhaps the governmental could build a detour route.

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the government can't do everything, the people there should be more aware

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maybe they really need to use this road and are willing to risk their lives. who knows

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Matt. mhm wrote:

Theirs always going to be "rebels", but their should definetly be more precautions so that people know that something jurassic can actually happen.


Ju-ras-sic

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Geology
adjective
1.noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
noun
2.the Jurassic Period or System.




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patrickisoverrated wrote:

Matt. mhm wrote:

Theirs always going to be "rebels", but their should definetly be more precautions so that people know that something jurassic can actually happen.


Ju-ras-sic

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adjective
1.noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
noun
2.the Jurassic Period or System.



If the road doesn't get fixed somthing jurassic could happen.Jurassic_Park_1.jpg

Jurassic_Park_1.jpg


-- Edited by CharlieBurling at 19:08, 2009-01-07

-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:48, 2009-01-08

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-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:52, 2009-01-08

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-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:53, 2009-01-08

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-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:53, 2009-01-08

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CharlieBurling wrote:

patrickisoverrated wrote:

Matt. mhm wrote:

Theirs always going to be "rebels", but their should definetly be more precautions so that people know that something jurassic can actually happen.


Ju-ras-sic

/thinsp.pngdręsthinsp.pngk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif [thinsp.pngjoo-ras-ik] Show IPA Pronunciation dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif
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adjective
1.noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
noun
2.the Jurassic Period or System.



If the road doesn't get fixed somthing jurassic could happen.Jurassic_Park_1.jpg

Jurassic_Park_1.jpg


-- Edited by CharlieBurling at 19:08, 2009-01-07
Yea something Jurassic could happen like a T-rex eating the remaining survivors.


-- Edited by MrsCavalluzzi at 18:51, 2009-01-08

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yea something like this too

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 im just standing up for people


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coolkidchaney wrote:

CharlieBurling wrote:

patrickisoverrated wrote:

Matt. mhm wrote:

Theirs always going to be "rebels", but their should definetly be more precautions so that people know that something jurassic can actually happen.


Ju-ras-sic

/thinsp.pngdręsthinsp.pngk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif [thinsp.pngjoo-ras-ik] Show IPA Pronunciation dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif
Geology
adjective
1.noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago and characterized by an abundance of dinosaurs and the advent of birds and mammals.
noun
2.the Jurassic Period or System.



If the road doesn't get fixed somthing jurassic could happen.Jurassic_Park_1.jpg

Jurassic_Park_1.jpg


-- Edited by CharlieBurling at 19:08, 2009-01-07
Yea something Jurassic could happen like a T-rex eating the remaining survivors.




cool kids.



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You guys, it was a joke. I'm sorry I offended you.


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i think the government shouldve taken more precautions, but I also doubt they have enough money to do things like that...and the roads are completely necessary, they use it for their jobs and everything, its a way they make livings.

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kindness is the key [;

snap!


You guys, it was a joke. I'm sorry I offended you.





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kindness is the key [;

snap!


You guys, it was a joke. I'm sorry I offended you.





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jason stop hitting refresh.




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i think the government can only do so much. they should put warning signs up, and make an attempt to warn, but no one promises the people are gonna care or pay attention.

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