At Least 10 Killed In
Tropical Storm Alex
MANAGUA- Tropical storm Alex, the first
major storm of the Atlantic hurricane
season, has left at least 10 people dead in
Central America, local media reported
Monday.
Hundreds of people had been evacuated from
low-lying areas in El Salvador, as Alex
entered the Gulf of Mexico Monday.
Six people were killed and their bodies were
found on the swollen San Lucas river, a
Nicaraguan local official said.
In eastern El Salvador along the Pacific
coast, two people were drowned, and more
than 500 people were evacuated.
In western Guatemala, two farmers were
buried by a rain-triggered landslide while
working on a road improvement project, the
national emergency agency Conred reported.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane
Center, Alex was still expected to
strengthen into the first hurricane of the
Atlantic season on Tuesday.
This year's hurricane season has been
unusually active. The Pacific Hurricane
Agatha, which appeared before the June 1
official start of the season, killed 156
people in Guatemala. |
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