Central America Floods

A week long torrential downpour caused by two low pressure systems in the Pacific and Caribbean has led to the deaths of 80 people in Central America.  Heavy rainfall has triggered flooding and landslides which have washed out highways, villages, homes, and crops.  Some places in El Salvador have experienced over four feet of rain so far, even with current forecasts predicting the rain to last for at least one more day.  With over 100,000 people being affected by the rains, the country's emergency response system is being put to the test.  So far, over 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.  People were also being removed from an area around a volcano where hundreds of people died in landslides after Hurricane Mitch.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15331290