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Flooding kills 40 in El Salvador | Flooding kills 40 in El Salvador |
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At least 40 people have been killed in El Salvador by flooding caused by days of heavy rain, the government says | |
The authorities have declared a state of emergency in five regions and expect to find more victims, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told reporters. | The authorities have 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. | |
Ida, which passed to the east of El Salvador three days ago, is not thought to have caused the severe rains. | |
A spokesman for the US National Hurricane Center in Florida said the rains were caused by a separate, low pressure system. | |
Ida forecast | |
A hurricane watch has been issued for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi by forecasters at the Hurricane Center. | |
It is estimated Hurricane Ida could reach the United State's northern Gulf Coast by Tuesday, but forecasters have not included New Orleans in the watch. | |
In forecasting terms, a watch means hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours. A hurricane warning remains in force for parts of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. | |
Ida was declared a hurricane on Thursday while it was off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, before it weakened. | |
The storm forced thousands of people into shelters in Nicaragua, but the local authorities reported no casualties. | |
Ida is currently a Category 1 hurricane, the lowest on a five-step scale of intensity, but experts believe it could reach Category 2 later Sunday. | |
Gradual weakening of the hurricane is expected Monday. | |
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