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Hurricane threat incurs loss of
12 million dollars in El
Salvador
A nationwide work suspension in
face of the threat of Hurricane
Adrian has cost El Salvador
about 12 million US dollars, it
is estimated.
The National Private Sector
Association (ANEP) said Saturday
that the arrival of Adrian
forced the suspension of work
for half a day on Thursday and
led to the absence of 20 percent
of workers nationwide on Friday.
The most affected sectors were
commerce, tourism, industry,
construction, foreign trade,
banking and transportation, said
ANEP.Adrian did not cause
significant losses to
agriculture, it said.
Adrian, which approached El
Salvador as a low-intensity
hurricane, lost strength before
landing and reached El Salvador
as a tropical storm. Some 29,500
people were evacuated.
Authorities said nobody was
killed in the storm and no
considerable material damage was
caused.
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