On October 1, 2015, heavy rains triggered a major landslide in the village of El Cambray Dos within Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala—15 km (9.3 mi) east of Guatemala City, killing at least 280 people and leaving dozens unaccounted for across the village.

[3] Municipal officials had previously urged residents multiple times, starting in 2008, to move to other areas because of landslide concerns.

[4][5] In November 2014, the Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (Conred) urged residents to "immediately" relocate to avoid future disaster.

[7][8] The rains saturated the steep mountains surrounding and following exacerbation from the nearby Pinula River,[5] the mountainside gave out around 9:30 p.m. local time (UTC−06:00) on October 1.

[10] Approximately 125 homes were damaged or destroyed; based on this, authorities estimated that 450 people were unaccounted for by the evening of October 2.