Monday, November 28, 2011

Nature vs. El Salvador

First of all, I hope everyone was able to have a Happy Thanksgiving, enjoying good food and family!

          It has been reported by EL Mundo that Mother Nature has struck El Salvador again, this time leaving less of a wake. This past weekend El Salvador was hit by multiple seismic tremors. They began between 4 pm on Friday evening and continued up until 7 am on Sunday. According to the National Service of Territorial Studies, a total of 1,039 micro earthquakes occurred between Friday and Sunday but the population was only aware of about 28 of them because the largest only reached 2.5 on the Richter scale.
         The areas that were affected by these tremors were the municipalities of La Union and El Carmen, and the village of Tihuilotal. 125 homes were reported damaged. Tihuilotal acquired the most damage, which consisted mainly of displaced roofs that were made from tiles. The Civil Protection is visiting these areas to asses the damage and to ensure that no greater damages have occurred. They are also distributing tents to families effected by the tremors in an effort to prevent personal injuries.

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