Tagged: El Salvador
Press Release
Intense rainfall has battered Central America for more than a week, wreaking havoc across the region. Oxfam is proving emergency assistance in El Salvador to help combat the dangerous floods and mudslides resulting from the rain.
Emergency Article
The scenes from the floods and landslides that struck El Salvador last weekend reflect a storm of almost unbelievable intensity.
Press Release
Torrential rains and a slow-moving Hurricane Ida caused severe flooding in several regions of El Salvador over the weekend, resulting in more than 140 confirmed deaths, 60 people missing, and more than 12,900 people in shelters
Story
Capped wells lined with a volcanic-rock filter provide families in Salvadoran communities with clean drinking water.
Campaign article
We're working with a consortium of local aid groups to petition the Salvadoran government to fund the construction of a levee system that would protect communities along the banks of the Sensunapan River.
Story
Between December 2006 and January 2007, several earthquakes shook San Lorenzo in El Salvador. Oxfam helped a small group of farmers to rehabilitate their crops. Today, they share their first harvest with poor communities.
