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El
Salvador Flood Damage Estimated at $880
Million
SAN SALVADOR – The estimated damage caused
by the Nov. 7-8 floods and mudslides to El
Salvador’s infrastructure has climbed to
$880 million, the country’s public works
minister said Tuesday.
Gerson Martinez told Channel 33 local
television that the figure includes damage
to strategic and secondary bridges and to
some 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles) of
highway, but does not include damage to
schools and clinics.
The weekend of torrential rains associated
with Hurricane Ida left 196 dead and 78
missing.
The deputy housing minister, Edin Martinez,
said on Channel 33 that “a total of 3,000
homes” were damaged.
“Faced with this situation we have to take
action and come up with a concrete
response...with regard to temporary
shelters,” he said.
He said that together with local authorities
they will study the most suitable areas for
installing temporary shelters.
Meanwhile, authorities said that more than
180 kilometers (112 miles) of power lines
were affected by the downpours, and that the
damage in that sector was estimated at
$850,000.
Available information indicated that most of
the 103,000 users who had electricity
outages because of the storm have had their
power restored.
Rains lashed five of the nation’s 14
provinces, and 10 days after the tragedy,
the work of removing rubble and searching
for missing persons continues. EFE |
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