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El Salvador Floods: 91 Dead After Mudslides, Flooding

Source: Huffington Post

Nov 09, 2009

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VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Civil defense officials in El Salvador have raised the death toll from rain-triggered floods and mudslides to 124, with another 60 people missing.

Government Minister Humberto Centeno, who heads the Civil Protection agency, says the rising toll and President Mauricio Funes' declaration of a national emergency "changes the panorama" and means state officials will take a greater role in rescue and recovery efforts.

The government's previous toll had been 91 dead and 60 missing, with 7,000 homes damaged.

Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried the town of Verapaz on Sunday, swallowing up homes amid a wave of flooding and landslides across El Salvador.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

VERAPAZ, El Salvador (AP) – Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town Sunday, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 91 people, authorities said.

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