In the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Theta has become the 29th named storm of the year — making 2020 the busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record. This comes as Central America is still reeling from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Eta.
In Guatemala, officials have ended rescue missions in the Indigenous village of Queja, where dozens of people likely died last week in a massive landslide. The village is no longer habitable. One survivor said he had lost 40 of his family members. Guatemala’s government plans to petition the Trump administration for temporary protected status for Guatemalans living in the U.S. due to the devastation caused by Eta.