Interior minister in El Salvador reports 40 dead in flooding following 3 days of rainNovember 8th, 2009 Government: 91 dead in El Salvador floodingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's interior minister says the death toll is now 91 from floods and slides touched off by three days of heavy rains. Minister Humberto Centeno says 60 people are still missing, and about 7,000 more are in shelters.
Interior minister in El Salvador reports 91 dead in flooding following 3 days of rainNovember 8th, 2009 Government: 91 dead in El Salvador floodingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Three days of heavy rains in El Salvador touched off floods and slides that have killed at least 91 people, the government said Sunday. Dozens are still missing, and about 7,000 are in shelters, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told a news conference.
Hurricane Ida kills 40 in El SalvadorNovember 8th, 2009 SAN SALVADOR - At least 40 people have been killed in floods caused by the hurricane Ida that swept El Salvador, interior minister said Sunday. The government has declared a state of emergency in five of the Central American nation's departments, Humberto Centeno told a press conference, Xinhua reported.
Murders up 40 percent in El SalvadorNovember 4th, 2009 SAN SALVADOR - The number of murders in El Salvador between Jan 1 and Nov 1 stands at 3,673, which is 40 percent more than during the same period last year, media reports said, citing official statistics. La Prensa Grafica newspaper based the figure on data from the National Police, the Attorney General's Office and the medical examiner's office.
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.
Homes washed away, despair overwhelms Karnataka's flood victimsOctober 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - Till a week back, Sreelakshmi had a home of her own where she lived happily with her two sons and husband. Today, with the floods washing away her home in a Karnataka village, all she has in the name of a shelter is a tarpaulin sheet over her head.
Floods leave 17 dead in VietnamSeptember 28th, 2009 HANOI - Four days of floods killed at least 17 people and left six missing in central Vietnam, the country's Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control said Monday. Heavy rains destroyed more than 9,600 homes and flooded some 2,500 hectares of rice and 5,800 hectares of vegetables, officials said.
Flash floods inundate northwestern Turkey; Hundreds trapped in factories, 5 others missingSeptember 12th, 2009 More flash floods slam Turkey, trapping hundredsISTANBUL — Authorities say heavy downpours have led to new flash floods in northwestern Turkey, trapping hundreds of workers at some tile factories. At least five workers are reported missing.
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.
Report: 5 dead, 10 missing after Typhoon Etau slams into Japan causing floods and landslidesAugust 10th, 2009 Report: 5 dead, 10 missing as typhoon hits JapanTOKYO —Public broadcaster NHK says a typhoon has slammed into Japan leaving five people dead and 10 others missing. Japan's Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Etau has caused torrential rain to hit the region.
Heavy rains hit North Korea, raising fears of repeat of massive floods 2 years agoJuly 19th, 2009 Heavy rains hit NKorea, raising fears of floodsSEOUL, South Korea — Heavy downpours have hit the capital and other parts of North Korea, the country's state news agency reported Sunday, raising the specter of a repeat of massive floods two years ago that left hundreds of people dead and devastated farmlands. Up to 11.3 inches (28.7 centimeters ) of rain fell in central and southern parts of the country between Friday and Saturday, with Pyongyang receiving 9.2 inches (23.4 centimeters), the official Korean Central News Agency said.
Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22July 6th, 2009 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floodsHANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam's mountainous north has risen to 22. Thirteen other people are still missing after the heavy rains that struck on Friday night.
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.
El Salvador president-elect names wife, former guerrilla leader to Cabinet postsJune 1st, 2009 Salvadoran pres puts wife, ex-guerrilla in CabinetSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — President-elect Mauricio Funes has appointed his wife and a former Marxist guerrilla to Cabinet posts just hours before starting his five-year term. Funes, the first Salvadoran president from the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, has named First Lady Vanda Pignato as minister of social inclusion.
Brazil gov't says floods, slides leave more than 60K homeless; 14 dead in northeastMay 2nd, 2009 Brazil: At least 60K homeless, 14 dead from floodsSAO PAULO — Officials say floods and mudslides from heavy rains in northeastern Brazil have killed at least 14 people in the last month and driven tens of thousands from their homes. Regional Civil Defense departments report that at least 62,600 people are homeless in five northeastern states.
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