At least seven people were killed and 13 others injured after a gun attack during a wake in Guatemala City, authorities confirmed.

The violent incident took place between Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, when several armed men stormed a funeral home on Avenida Centroamérica, firing indiscriminately at mourners attending the service. The assault caused chaos and panic among those present.

According to local media, at least 13 victims were rushed to medical facilities, some in critical condition. Three of them were taken urgently to San Juan de Dios General Hospital by rescue teams.

So far, the National Civil Police (PNC) and Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) continue to gather evidence at the crime scene. No arrests have been reported at this time.

Costa Rica declared a yellow alert (surveillance level) along its Pacific coast on Wednesday and suspended aquatic activities during the early hours of the day due to the forecast of “extraordinary currents” triggered by the tsunami generated by Tuesday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia.

According to Costa Rica’s National Tsunami Monitoring System (Sinamot), there is no risk of tsunami flooding for the Central American country, but strong currents are expected to begin around 7:50 a.m. local time along the Pacific shoreline.

“As part of the tsunami effects caused by the earthquake, we expect extraordinary current conditions along the entire coast, posing a latent danger this morning for anyone entering the sea — especially swimmers and small vessels that could lose course, get caught in whirlpools, or even collide,” reported Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (CNE).

In response, the CNE has requested the suspension of all water-related activities during the morning of Wednesday. The agency also recalled that similar events — such as the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption, the 2011 Japan earthquake, and the 1992 Nicaragua earthquake — generated tsunamis that altered marine currents worldwide, causing vessel collisions and capsizing incidents in Costa Rica.

The Ambassador of Peru to El Salvador, Jorge Rosado La Torre, reaffirmed on Monday evening—during Peru’s Independence Day celebration—that Peru “maintains historic ties of friendship, cooperation, and mutual respect with El Salvador” and acknowledged “its firm willingness to continue deepening our bilateral relations.”

Rosado La Torre highlighted the strong relations between El Salvador and Peru at the ceremony held at the Palacio Tecleño de la Cultura y las Artes to mark the 204th Anniversary of Peru’s Independence, proclaimed on July 28, 1821.

“El Salvador and Peru share fundamental principles: respect for the rule of law, the promotion of human rights, multilateralism, and the defense of peace and democracy,” the diplomat said during the event, which was attended by diplomatic authorities, Salvadoran officials, members of the Peruvian community, and friends of Peru.

The ambassador also emphasized that Peru and El Salvador “are also united by cultural, social, and human bonds, which grow stronger every day through joint work and the connection between our societies.”

Rosado La Torre noted that Peru’s Independence Day “not only allows us to celebrate a national milestone but also to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood and cooperation between our peoples.”

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