
El Salvador: Floods and Landslides - Sep 2022
Disaster description
On 2 September 2022, the Civil Defense of El Salvador provided information about the recent severe weather incidents that have affected the country. On 2 September, in the community of Las Palmas in San Salvador, 50 homes were flooded, affecting a total of 65 families. Fourteen of these families left their homes and were sheltered in the Las Palmas Community's House of Culture. The municipality of San Salvador is on Orange Alert according to the weather report. (PAHO, 2 Sep 2022)
In El Salvador, on 22 September, authorities put nearly 30 municipalities on red alert as the cumulative impacts of ongoing torrential rains continue to mount. Between 1 and 22 September, the General Directorate of Civil Protection reported 160 landslides and more than 20 floods across the country that left at least 11 people dead. (OCHA, 26 Sep 2022)
After the passage of Hurricane Julia on 9-10 October over Central America, at least 24 people have died, as reported by national authorities in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras ... In El Salvador, 10 people died, while evacuation operations for the local population continues due to the overflow of several rivers. (ECHO, 11 Oct 2022)
In El Salvador, approximately 1,688 people remain in 49 shelters (down from 2,835 people in 83 shelters) set up by the National Civil Protection System across the country. The Government declared a 15-day state of emergency, ending on 23 October, to facilitate response efforts to Tropical Storm Julia. Preliminary assessments from WFP indicate that 180,000 people who were already facing acute food insecurity (IPC 3 and 4) have been affected by heavy rains. (OCHA, 14 Oct 2022)