Bernardo Arévalo ordered a 15-day state of emergency covering the Guatemalan municipalities of Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán after armed men attacked security forces and infrastructure, killing at least five people and blocking roads. Authorities say the violence in Nahualá, located about 150 kilometers west of Guatemala City in the Sololá department, has left at least 13 people dead overall, prompting a large-scale security response and restrictions on movement and public gatherings.