124 dead in El Salvador flooding

Dunya News

Mud and boulders loosened by days of heavy rain have partly buried a small town, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 124 people. Hundreds of soldiers, police and residents dug through debris in Verapaz looking for another 60 people missing from the mudslide, which struck before dawn on Sunday while residents were still in their beds. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes declared a national emergency and said he would work with the United Nations to evaluate the extent of the damage.