Meanwhile rescue efforts continue half way around the globe in Guatemala where mudslides have buried towns in up to 20 feet of mud.. More than 650 are confirmed dead, but 1,400 are still listed as missing and believed to have been buried alive. The government is considering declaring certain areas to be mass graves One firefighter said “If it had been an earthquake, you could hope to find survivors, but here in the mud, I don’t think so. It could take a month for it to dry up.” Villagers in one of the worst hit towns, Panabaj, refused to allow in the army because of memories of a 1990 Army massacre. We’ll go to Guatemala for a report in a few minutes.