This press release was distributed to media today by EcoViva, Voices on the Border, SHARE Foundation & U.S. Sister Cities to highlight the role that climate change has played in the historic rains and flooding that El Salvador experienced last week. JIQUILISCO, El Salvador – As thousands of Salvadorans return to their homes and begin […]
Al Jazeera in the Bajo Lempa, and a ray of sunshine
This 2 minute Al Jazeera report shows some of the impacts of the floods, including the tragic death of an 11 year-old boy swept downstream on Wednesday when he and his father went back to their village to check on their cattle against the orders of local authorities. It also has some footage from President […]
Map of Flooding
Images from the flooding
These were sent to us by José María ¨Chema¨Argueta, who works with the Mangrove Association and EcoViva to coordinate our Community Empowerment Tours program. He is part of the emergency response team, assessing damages from the floods.
President Mauricio Funes meets with EcoViva’s Partners in the Bajo Lempa
On Thursday, October 21, President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador visited with local responders, municipal government officials and community organizations in the Lower Lempa region of coastal El Salvador. This was the first visit to the field made by the President since the heavy rains of Tropical Depression 12E had begun to dissipate, and historic […]
