[Updated at 12:22 p.m. ET] Six people have died in El Salvador as a result of rains associated with Tropical Storm Agatha, which killed at least 12 people and left 22 missing in neighboring Guatemala, the Salvadoran government said Sunday.
The government issued a red alert, the highest warning level, which shut own schools and opened up shelters for families in the affected areas, President Mauricio Funes said. More than 100 families have sought shelter.
In Guatemala, the storm damaged more than 3,500 homes and forced the evacuation of more than 61,000 people, the nation's emergency office said Sunday.
It hasn't stopped rainning, I can't remember last time it rained like this.
hello God bless you. im really sorry to hear this really i am. this is so sad how long has it been raining? i hope your good and your family also may God truly bless you.
Rain has stopped and sun is out this morning! Hopefully restoration to roads and towns can continue.
My heart goes out t them.May they resrt in Peace.
Zolicon
Rain is hitting us hard in el salvador, but it is not so much the amount of watter falling but the lenght of time of the fall. There has been landslaides on the road to Lourdes in the department of la libertad. It is 11:32 a.m and it its begining to rain again and Tropical Storm Agatha will continue hitting us for 48 hours more.
My heart goes out to that Guatemalan mom who lost her 4 young children because a light post fell on her home. God bless!
My wife and pastor are flying into San Salvador to drive to Guatemala for a surgical mission near Guatemala City. Prayers that they get there safe and are able to help the people who so desperately need it.
may the precious lord jesus protect his peoplethis is definetley the end of times no doubt.these are the last days. and this is onlly the beginning the worse is yet to come.this century will not pass .may God bless them and protect all living thing on eart and specialy now them in el salvador and guatemala. love God bless rosie
LOoks like it is going to be a VERY active storm season this year. Not good.
Lou
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God bless and I'm really sorry, but we're paying a high price in order to destroy the nature, this event is more frequent day after day, unfortunately. http://www.englishtips-self-taught.blogspto.com
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Luckily my family in Guatemala are ok. They said the storm was horrible and that bridges collapsed, floods formed and also causing landslides. They also mentioned the Sinkhole in Guatemala City. Not only that, they also said it was also raining with volcanic ash. Oddly, my aunt said she likes the sound of the rain and ash together. 😛