AS IF COVID-19 ISN’T ENOUGH, TROPICAL STORM DEVASTATES EL SALVADOR –

2 June, 2020 at 6:37 pm

BBC.com -Tropical Storm Amanda killed at least 14 people when it struck El Salvador, unleashing flooding and landslides, officials say.The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has declared a 15-day state of emergency to deal with the effects of the deadly storm.He said it had caused $200m (£161m) worth of damage.Thousands of people have sought refuge in shelters after their homes were destroyed.A woman and her son look at the rubble after their house was devastated by the overflowing of a creek due to the torrential rains caused by the passage of tropical storm Amanda in San Salvador on May 31, 2020. #firerescueinternationaltrainingassociation #vfrs