Torrential rains

  • Spain flooding has exposed ‘criminal negligence’, regional MP says

    As anger grows at the government for what some people perceive to be a lack of support from the government, a regional MP has accused those in power of “criminal mismanagement”. As we reported earlier, survivors have been critical of the government, with volunteers stepping in where emergency services have not been able to reach.…

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  • 11 Dead, 800 displaced after heavy rains in El Salvador

    Torrential downpours hitting El Salvador since Friday have claimed 11 lives and forced over 880 people to evacuate, the National Civil Protection Commission said Monday. Luis Alonso Amaya, director of the National Civil Protection System, told a press conference that three minors were among the fatal victims, and falling trees were to blame for several…

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