Interior minister in El Salvador reports 40 dead in flooding following 3 days of rainNovember 8th, 2009 Government: 40 dead in El Salvador floodingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Forty people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said Sunday. Centeno told a news conference that the deaths happened in at least five of the 14 provinces of the mountainous Central American country, where it has been raining since Thursday.
Ida brushes Mexico's Yucatan, hurricane watch issued for US Gulf coastlineNovember 8th, 2009 Ida brushes past Mexico, watch issued for US coastCANCUN, Mexico — Hurricane Ida swiped the resort city of Cancun on Sunday with bands of wind and rain as it steamed north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where officials issued a hurricane watch for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi. Gusts of wind whipped palm trees and fishermen pulled their boats in and tied them down along Mexico's Caribbean coast as rain and strong waves moved ashore in Cancun and neighboring Puerto Juarez.
Hurricane watch issued for La., Miss. coastline as Ida crosses Yucatan Channel toward USNovember 8th, 2009 Hurricane watch issued for coastal La., Miss.MIAMI — A hurricane watch has been issued for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Ida begins making its way through the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S. Ida could reach the northern Gulf Coast by Tuesday.
El Salvador sends 2,500 more soldiers to help police in crime-plagued regionsNovember 4th, 2009 El Salvador sends 2,500 soldiers to fight crimeSAN SALVADOR — El Salvador's defense minister says the army will send an additional 2,500 soldiers to crime-plagued parts of the country to increase security. Gen. David Munguia Payes says the troops will join 1,200 other soldiers carrying out joint patrols with police as part of the "Community Support" program.
Hurricane Neki weakens to a Category 1 hurricane in the central Pacific OceanOctober 23rd, 2009 Hurricane Neki weakens to Cat. 1 storm in PacificHONOLULU — Hurricane Neki has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane is it spins far out in the central Pacific.
Hurricane Neki trudges across the central Pacific OceanOctober 22nd, 2009 Hurricane Neki treks across the central Pacific
HONOLULU — Hurricane Neki continues its trudge across the central Pacific with little change in strength expected over the next day. Neki is a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 115 mph.
Hurricane Rick weakens to Category 3 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast, hurricane watch issuedOctober 19th, 2009 Hurricane Rick weakens to Category 3 stormMIAMI — Hurricane Rick has decreased to a Category 3 storm as it swirls off Mexico's Pacific coast but is still a dangerous storm that forecasters say could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California peninsula. A hurricane watch has been issued for southern Baja California.
El Salvador Navy finds boat with Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Eritrean migrants in PacificSeptember 6th, 2009 El Salvador finds boat with Bangladeshi migrantsSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran navy says it has found 76 migrants from as far away as Bangladesh, Nepal and Eritrea aboard a boat in the Pacific. Navy Capt. Maximiliano Corado says the boat was detected about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast, and "without doubt the final destination was to arrive in the United States."
The migrants include 25 Bangladeshis, 25 Nepalese, 21 Eritreans and five Ecuadoreans.
Hurricane Jimena drops to Category 1 storm off Baja Mexico, top sustained winds near 90 mphSeptember 2nd, 2009 Hurricane Jimena drops to Category 1 off MexicoMIAMI — Hurricane Jimena has lost more of its muscle, dropping to a Category 1 storm with 90 mph (145 kph) top winds off Baja California. Los Cabos resorts mopped up after an overnight lashing from the once-mighty hurricane, which weakened Wednesday as it doused the southern end of Mexico's sparsely populated Baja California Peninsula.
Jimena becomes hurricane in the Pacific off southern Mexican coast, top winds near 80 mphAugust 29th, 2009 Jimena now a hurricane in the Pacific OceanMIAMI — Forecasters say Jimena has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane off Mexico's southern Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center says Jimena could intensify and become a major hurricane by Sunday.
Hurricane Bill forms in Atlantic; Hurricane Guillermo weakens to tropical storm in PacificAugust 17th, 2009 Hurricane Bill forms; Guillermo weakensMIAMI — Hurricane Bill has formed in the Atlantic, the first hurricane of this year's Atlantic hurricane season. Meanwhile, Hurricane Guillermo has weakened to a tropical storm far out in the Pacific.
National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Guillermo forms in the PacificAugust 14th, 2009 Hurricane Guillermo forms in the PacificMEXICO CITY — Hurricane Guillermo formed far out in the Pacific Ocean on Friday. Guillermo's maximum sustained winds reached near 80 mph (130 kph) with little further strengthening expected, the U.S.
Carlos becomes hurricane again as it heads farther out to sea in open PacificJuly 14th, 2009 Carlos becomes hurricane again in open PacificMIAMI — Carlos has returned to hurricane strength as it moves further out into the open Pacific. Forecasters at the U.S.
Hurricane Carlos heading west over the Pacific Ocean, is expected to get strongerJuly 12th, 2009 Hurricane Carlos heading west over the PacificMIAMI — Hurricane Carlos is heading west over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean and has weakened slightly. The Category 1 hurricane has maximum sustained winds near 80 mph, down from around 85 mph earlier Sunday.
El Salvador to investigate claims by Chavez of a purported assassination plot against himJune 4th, 2009 El Salvador to investigate Chavez claimsSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador is investigating claims by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that an assassination plot prevented him from visiting the Central American nation. Interior Minister Humberto Centeno gave no details about the investigation but said that he personally does not find it "strange" that Venezuelan intelligence detected a possible plot.
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