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Earthquake Causes Road Collapse

Photo: Earthquake causes road to collapse
A 1976 earthquake near Guatemala City shattered this bridge in Agua Caliente, cutting off the city’s main supply route to the Atlantic. The 7.5-magnitude quake killed more than 23,000 people and left thousands more injured and homeless.
Photograph by Robert W. Madden

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