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El Salvador    El Salvador   

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. Wikipedia

President: Nayib Bukele Trending

Capital: San Salvador

Population: 6.486 million (2020) World Bank

Gross domestic product: 24.64 billion USD (2020) World Bank

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El Salvador: Floods and Landslides

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On 2 September 2022, the Civil Defense of El Salvador provided information about the recent severe weather incidents that have affected the country. On 2 September, in the community of Las Palmas in San Salvador, 50 homes were flooded, affecting a total of 65 families. Fourteen of these families left their homes and were sheltered in the Las Palmas Community's House of Culture. The municipality of San Salvador is on Orange Alert according to the weather report. (PAHO, 2 Sep 2022)

In El Salvador, on 22 September, authorities put nearly 30 municipalities on red alert as the cumulative impacts of ongoing torrential rains continue to mount. Between 1 and 22 September, the General Directorate of Civil Protection reported 160 landslides and more than 20 floods across the country that left at least 11 people dead. (OCHA, 26 Sep 2022)

After the passage of Hurricane Julia on 9-10 October over Central America, at least 24 people have died, as reported by national authorities in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras ... In El Salvador, 10 people died, while evacuation operations for the local population continues due to the overflow of several rivers. (ECHO, 11 Oct 2022)

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        Families
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          Damaged Homes
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        Deaths

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