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Almost 200 Deaths in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR - Another three dead bodies
were found increasing to 192 the number of
death in El Salvador, affected by tropical
storm Ida and an area of low-pressure from
the Pacific Ocean last November 7 and 8.
According to a report from the Ministry of
Civil Protection, those dead bodies were
found at Paz Department, while rescue work
will continue in the rest of the affected
territories, especially in Verapaz
Municipality where houses were buried by an
avalanche of stones and mud from the
Chinchontepec volcano.
There are about 80 missing people and 14,295
are living in 117 shelters throughout El
Salvador.
The Mexican Embassy gave the Salvadoran
authorities a batch with 59 tons of food,
blankets and personal hygiene packages. They
also announced a second dispatch including
drinkable water.
El Salvador has received humanitarian aid
from different countries such as Venezuela,
Cuba, Guatemala, Spain, Japan, the United
States of America, Nicaragua, Panama and
from international organizations such as the
UN, the Pan American Health Organization
(OPS) and the International Red Cross. |
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