Humberto Centeno

Death toll from rains, flooding in El Salvador rises to 91

Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Death toll in El Salvador from rains and flooding provoked by hurricane Ida rose Sunday to 91, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said.

EL Salvador dispatches aid for Ida victims

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Salvadorian Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said on Monday that the government has sent 17 cubic tones of food in the last 10 hours for the victims of hurricane Ida. The aid was sent to communities in risk in the five most affected departments of the country. Centeno requested the victims to follow the indications given by the staff in charge of giving them the aid and confirmed...

El Salvador death toll from Hurricane Ida reaches 124

US News & World Report (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

At least 124 people have been killed and another 60 or more are missing after floods and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by Hurricane Ida. The nation’s Interior Minister Humberto Centeno called it “a tragedy” and said rescue workers were still struggling to reach some of the worst affected areas. Mr Centeno said the rising toll and [...]

• El Salvador death toll from Hurricane Ida reaches 91 - The Telegraph
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At least 42 killed in El Salvador by Ida's rains

Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least 42 people have been killed by flooding and mudslides in El Salvador due to heavy rains caused by Hurricane Ida, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said in a press conference carried by national radio.

Hurricane Ida kills at least 40 in El Salvador

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

At least 40 people have been killed in floods caused by the hurricane Ida that swept El Salvador since Thursday, interior minister said Sunday. The government has declared a state of emergency in five of the Central American nation's departments, Humberto Centeno told a press conference. More victims were expected to be found as rescue is underway, he said. The tropical depression Ida...

Death toll from rains, flooding in El Salvador rises to 91

People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

The death toll in El Salvador from the rains and flooding provoked in the last hours by hurricane Ida rose on Sunday to 91, El Salvador's Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said. The deaths occurred in the departments of Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, San Vicente and San Salvador, and 60 people were reported missing in San Vicente, Centento said in a press conference. Centeno...

• Heavy rain floods El Salvador - at least 91 dead - Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker
• El Salvador flooding, mudslides kill 91 - L. A. Times Dodgers Blog
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Dozens dead in El Salvador flooding

MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

At least 90 people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said Sunday.

Dozens dead in El Salvador flooding, mudslides

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

At least forty people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said Sunday.

Forty killed in El Salvador flooding

Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Forty people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said today.

Salvador Floods Kill 40

Truthdig (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

... declared a state of emergency in five regions and expect to find more victims, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told reporters. News of the deaths came as Hurricane Ida was poised to enter the Gulf of Mexico, experts warned. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM

Heavy rain floods El Salvador - at least 91 dead

Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... government says. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in five regions, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said. Mr Centeno said the capital San Salvador and central San Vicente province were the hardest-hit regions. Journalist Juan Carlos Barahona told the BBC that San Vicente had almost been completely cut off by landslides and collapsed bridges. Mr Barahona, of...

Floods, mudslides kill 91 in El Salvador as Ida rages on

Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

... said. "We have to mourn the deaths of 91 people because of the rains," Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told reporters here…. Hurricane Ida hitting Nicaragua November 5, 2009, shot by NASA

Nearly 100 die as storm hits El Salvador

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

• At least 60 missing after floods and mud slides • Louisiana emergency as hurricane Ida threatens Nearly 100 people have been killed by floods and mud slides in El Salvador after a weekend of heavy rains driven by hurricane Ida. The country's interior minister, Humberto Centeno, said 91 people had died and at least 60 were missing. About 7,000 more are in shelters. "Up...

Government: 91 dead in El Salvador flooding

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

El Salvador's interior minister says the death toll is now 91 from floods and slides touched off by three days of heavy rains.Minister Humberto Centeno says 60 people are still missing, and about 7,000 more are in shelters.He told reporters Sunday that many towns are still cut off and officials have been unable to reach them.The capital of San Salvador and central San Vicente province...

• Government: 40 dead in El Salvador flooding - Miami Herald
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El Salvador Floods: 91 Dead After Mudslides, Flooding

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

VERAPAZ, El Salvador — Civil defense officials in El Salvador have raised the death toll from rain-triggered floods and mudslides to 124, with another 60 people missing. Government Minister Humberto Centeno, who heads the Civil Protection agency, says the rising toll and President Mauricio Funes' declaration of a national emergency "changes the panorama" and means state...