Sad news from the local church in El Salvador. At least 130 people have died in mudslides throughout El Salvador due to heavy rains since the weekend. Many more have lost their homes. Specifically, our sister churches in both San Salvador and La Libertad were affected. La Libertad more so, since it is a coastal city.
This was sent to us from our friend, a GCLA missionary in San Salvador.
”Well, as far as I know, the areas that were more effected were areas near rivers and the coast. La Libertad was affected pretty badly. There are 3 families in the La Libertad church that have lost almost everything. We are working to help them. The San Salvador church is collecting clothes, food, bottled water, and the bare necessities to help with people in need. A major bridge collapsed in La Libertad too.
As for San Salvador, yes there were areas affected-mainly the people who live in sheet metal houses with dirt floors were most effected. The government is helping to provide for the bare necessities also. I have seen in grocery stores-food drives too-so it is a blessing to see the response of El Salvador as a nation also. Thank you for caring for us here in El Salvador. ”
We do care as a church and want to respond to this need. Stay posted.
Photo credit: Fidel Martinez
Neighbors recover the body of Manuel Segovia after his home was buried by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Ida in La Libertad, El Salvador.
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Woman witnesses devastation in Verapaz, El Salvador, one of the places the Hurricane flooding hit hardest, killing 130 people.
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Homes are flooded along Costa del Sol beach in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador.
