socialmedian: Storms kill 91 people in El Salvador

Add News Flash

User-submitted headlines for this story

Clips

Storms kill 91 people in El Salvador

Source: The Guardian

Nov 08, 2009

Summary

• 60 missing, and about 7,000 in shelters
• Ida upgraded to category 2 hurricane

Floods and mud slides have killed 91 people, as heavy rains from Hurricane Ida hit El Salvador, the country's interior minister has said.

Humberto Centeno said 60 people are still missing, and about 7,000 more are in shelters.

He told reporters that many towns are still cut off, and that officials have been unable to reach them.

The capital of San Salvador and central San Vicente province are the hardest-hit regions.

Ida strengthened to a category 2 storm today, and a hurricane watch was extended to the Florida Panhandle as Ida made its way across the Gulf of Mexico.

The hurricane watch now stretches from southeastern Louisiana to Mexico Beach. Forecasters at the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said Ida's winds are now near 100mph , meaning Ida could get stronger.

The watch means hurricane conditions are possible in the next 36 hours.

The hurricane was moving to the northwest near 10mph, with Ida expected to pick up steam as it moved over open waters in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ida could

...Read the full article

Comments (0)

Add Your Comment