Disasters Charter: Flood and Ocean Storm in El Salvador
November 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm | Posted in Space Law | Leave a commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
The Disasters Charter has been activated for a flood and ocean storm in El Salvador:
Type of Event: Floods
Location of Event: El Salvador
Date of Charter Activation: 10/09/2009
Charter Requestor: UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UN OCHA; USGS on behalf of Centro de Gobierno, El Salvador
Project Management: CathalacDescription of the Event
Floods and landslides left at least 130 people dead in El Salvador after the Hurricane Ida ravaged parts of Central America. President Mauricio Funes described the disaster as a “tragedy” and said that the damage was “incalculable”.
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