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Heavy rain floods El Salvador - at least 91 dead

Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

A tropical low pressure system has been trying to organize in the eastern Pacific over the past week. The system never developed into a named storm, but as the week went on, the low pressure center came closer to shore near Central America. On the other side of the isthmus, Hurricane Ida formed and passed over the eastern coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras. It is likely that the stronger Ida pulled the...

Storms kill 91 people in El Salvador

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

• 60 missing, and about 7,000 in shelters • Ida upgraded to category 2 hurricane Floods and mud slides have killed 91 people, as heavy rains from Hurricane Ida hit El Salvador, the country's interior minister has said. Humberto Centeno said 60 people are still missing, and about 7,000 more are in shelters. He told reporters that many towns are still cut off, and that officials have been...

Hurricane Ida floods kill 91 in El Salvador

France24 (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

A late-season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 91 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua. Hurricane Ida, which grew to a category two Sunday, was now churning towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Forecasters at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Ida had strengthened packing top wind speeds of 100 miles (160...

First-Gen Celica Still Going Strong In Nicaragua! [Down On The Street Bonus Edition]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | yesterday

This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition , where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot . How about an early Celica in Granada, Nicaragua? These cars are rare even in their native Japan, so it was an exciting moment for loyal Jalopnik reader Nick to spot one in Central America . Hey, check out that Dave Zinn Toyota emblem on the trunk lid;...

More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador

Sify (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

/San Salvador, Nov 9 (DPA) At least 90 people were killed as heavy rains prompted mudslides and flooding rivers in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday.

• More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

International action needed as Honduras coup rips up power-sharing agreement

Labourlist (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Simon Fletcher / @fletchersimon Last week it seemed that a victory had been secured in Honduras over the military coup that had removed the President, Manuel Zelaya. The coup leaders had agreed a deal for power-sharing that would take the country forward to elections. The Tegucigalpa-San Jose agreement set out the priority of returning to constitutional order, and requires the need to "return...

Government: 91 dead in El Salvador flooding

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

El Salvador's interior minister says the death toll is now 91 from floods and slides touched off by three days of heavy rains.

Hurricane Ida kills 40 in El Salvador

Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday

At least 40 people have been killed in floods caused by the hurricane Ida that swept El Salvador, interior minister said Sunday.

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River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | yesterday

Because baseball loves its stats, and because the Elias Sports Bureau keeps every stat imaginable, we often hear off-beat statistical happenings. Player A is hitting .345 in the second half in night games, for instance. We also get historical milestones, such as, Player B was the first Panama-born player to record six straight outs in [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog That’s...

Hurricane Ida death toll in El Salvador at 54 - Gov't

Relief Web (Free subscription) | yesterday

Date: 08 Nov 2009 Source: Reuters - AlertNet

At least 42 killed in El Salvador by Ida's rains

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - At least 42 people have been killed by flooding and mudslides in El Salvador due to heavy rains caused by Hurricane Ida, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said in a press conference carried by national radio.

• Government: 40 dead in El Salvador flooding - Seattle Times
• Government: 40 dead in El Salvador flooding - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Dozens dead in El Salvador flooding, mudslides

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

At least forty people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said Sunday.

Statement against criminalization of Amazonians

Another Green World (Free subscription) | yesterday

My understanding from reading the Aidesep website is that Alan Garcia has retreated from his attempt to dissolve the people in the Amazon, I mean from attempting to dissolve Aidesep, nonetheless excellent article on the situation from Green Left Weekly. GLW remains essential, all serious Greens should take a look at it for good information on the global struggles against climate chaos, other ecological...

A Late Season Storm

Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | yesterday

# 3972 While there is a pretty good chance that Hurricane Ida will lose some of it’s punch as it moves further north into the Gulf, the storm has already exceeded expectations and may reach CAT 2 strength later today or tomorrow. Now is the time for all residents along the Gulf coast to check their hurricane supplies, and for those living in the potential landfall zone ( which runs from south...

Vote on Report of Fact Mission on Gaza Conflict The draft resolution on follow-up to the Report of

Daily Dreamtime (Free subscription) | yesterday

Vote on Report of Fact Mission on Gaza Conflict The draft resolution on follow-up to the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (document A/64/L.11) was adopted by a recorded vote of 114 in favour to 18 against, with 44 abstentions, as follows: In favour : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,...

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neilsamsung | 12/10/2009

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neilsamsung | 01/10/2009

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