Akhir 18, 1432, March 23, 2011, SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama is leaving Central America earlier than scheduled, the Associated Press reported.
The President eliminated a visit to Mayan ruins from his itinerary Wednesday, permitting him to (...)
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook El Salvador
Monday, although no damage or casualties were immediately reported.
Many people left their homes and offices in fear when the quake
struck at 11:21 am (1721 GMT), according to dpa.
The quake's (...)
Hijjah 04, 1431 H/Nov. 10, 2010, SPA -- At least 16 minors died and a further 24 were
injured in a fire at a youth detention centre in the Salvadoran town
of Ilobasco, dpa quoted El Salvador's police as saying Wednesday.
The authorities did not (...)
Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed by floods and landslides that swept through the country last week, according to AP.
El Salvador"s Civil Protection agency says in a statement that 89 of the victims were killed in the state (...)
At least 124 people have died and dozens are missing after heavy rains triggered flooding and mudslides that buried communities and left a swath of destruction in El Salvador, officials said.
President Mauricio Funes declared a national emergency (...)
El Salvador"s interior minister says that 40 people have died throughout the country following three days of heavy rains, AP reported.
Minister Humberto Centeno says the deaths happened in at least five of the 14 provinces of the mountainous (...)
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 (...)
El Salvador has confirmed
its first swine flu death, according to AP.
A federal health department statement released today says
a 9-year-old boy died of respiratory problems from the
virus in a private hospital in the capital of San (...)