Thursday, October 20, 2011


From BBC news:
The number of people killed by a week of torrential rains, triggering floods and landslides across Central America, has reached at least 80, officials say.

El Salvador is the worst-affected, with 32 people killed, mostly buried in their houses by mudslides.

El Salvador has seen a record 1.2m (4 ft) of rain, more than the previous record set by Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

International highways have been washed out, villages isolated and thousands of families have lost homes and crops.

The United Nations has classified Central America as one of the parts of the world most affected by climate change.

The UN estimates that more than 100,000 people have been affected by the flooding.

El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes said the country was "really being put to the test".

"The situation has got even worse, it's still raining heavily in various parts of the country," Mr Funes, said.

He said more than 20,000 people had been evacuated and entire communities had been cut off due to impassable roads

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