Silent Storm 12E – Pass it on!

Please pass on this broadcast to let the world know the flooding storm 12E has caused.

From Diario El Mundo: http://www.elmundo.com.sv

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A massive 10 day storm caused devastating flooding and mudslides in El Salvador and Central America in October 2011.  Tropical Depression 12E dumped 5 feet of rain in some areas.

Amazingly, we saw almost no coverage in North American press.

PICTURES:    La Prensa Gráfica – Photos of the Flood Damage

• More rainfall than Hurricane Mitch (1998). Exceeds levels in past 50 years
• 35 people killed (105+ total in Central America)
• 55,000 evacuated to shelters and > 300,000 people affected
• 20,000 homes flooded.  40% or more of crops lost
• 10% of El Salvador flooded.  Over 10,000 wells contaminated.

STATISTICS from the UN:  http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitarianappeal/webpage.asp?Page=2000

HOW CAN YOU HELP?   Organizations with solid reputation

• Habitat for Humanity:   https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/one/donate.aspx?link=427
• Sister Cities:  http://elsalvadorsolidarity.org/joomla/index
• Oxfam:  http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2011-10-20/oxfam-responds-floods-mudslides-el-salvador

NEWS – ENGLISH:

• BBC – El Salvador counts losses after floods – Oct 26
• Floods kill scores in El Salvador, parts of Central America – Latimes.com
• 105 dead in Central America after days of rain – Boston.com – Oct 20

BLOGGERS / NEWS:

• Tim’s blog on El Salvador
• Fellow resident and blogger Jennifer – Life in the Armpit
• Alicia’s coverage of storms on All who Wander are not lost

Sincerely,

gringainelsalvador and concerned U.S. citizens in El Salvador

NEWS – SPANISH:

• Prensa Grafica – Lluvias en Centroamérica dejan 105 muertos y destrucción – el Salvador
• Funes: comunidad internacional “no tiene clara” la gravedad del desastre – LA PRENSA
• El Presidente Funes recorre zonas afectadas por inundación | 20 Oct – DiarioCoLatino.com
• Más de 52,000 refugiados debido a las lluvias – ElFaro.net