not that far from guatemala city. about a 5.8 quake so a little less than what we saw maybe across parts of the u.s., but understand that most of the buildings here are not ready to withstands an earthquake like this. it's only about 25 miles deep, 30, 35 miles away, that doesn't tend to be very far away from the city. that red dot is the earthquake. just south of mexico, this is guatema guatemala, el salvador and honduras, guatemala city. there are already a couple of dots because there's probably already been an aftershock. 5.8, 10, 15 minute s ago. trying to find out if anybody from there is tweeting. so far nothing out of that capit capital. >> apparently a spokesperson for the president of guatemala says people have been buried in the rubble. to your point, i was in guatemala city a couple of years ago and you're right buildings are not at all up to par. >> right. they're made of brick and stone. when it shakes, it falls apart. a wood structure does much better because the wood flexes. >> strong trem arr aroe ooa

here is more from guatemala city. these are medical experiments that happen in the 1940's.emind us what is being alleged. >> it has also been very shocking, hearing about this study by the u.s. government. the context in which german doctors were being judged for experimenting with malaria on prisoners of war. the americans did similar things in their experiments. i have been speaking to the president of the medical association of guatemala. he is also a member of the national committee. he told me it is a cruel example, how these studies were carried out by the americans. there was one where it was injected into the eyes and genitals of the patients. [unintelligible] according to the u.s. report released on monday, more than 1300 people were infected without knowing. the number of infected people could be as high as 2500, according to new information. orix -- >> from guatemala city on those allegations of experiments on guatemalans in the 1940's. thanks very much. more than 100 people have died in floods in the southwest of nigeria. the state that has been severely affecte