El Salvador Raises Death Toll in Mudslides, Flooding to 124
Charleston Gazette › November 10, 2009
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VERAPAZ, El Salvador - 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 124 people, authorities said.
Hundreds of soldiers, police and residents dug through rock and debris in Verapaz looking for another 60 people missing from the mudslide, which struck before dawn Sunday while residents were still in their beds.See the full content of this document
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El Salvador Raises Death Toll in Mudslides, Flooding to 124
Matias Mendoza, 26, was at home with his wife Claudia and their year-old son, Franklin, when the earth began moving.
"It was about two in the morning when the rain star...See the full content of this document
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