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  • At least 18 people have died in severe storms and the resulting landslides in Central and South America.
  • At least eleven people died in El Salvador, according to the civil defense of the smallest Central American country.
  • In South America, Ecuador, police reported seven dead, 20 missing and 16 injured as a result of landslides.

Since the weekend, heavy rains have also caused flooding and mudslides in Guatemala, Honduras and southeastern Mexico. In El Salvador, the government declared a national emergency. According to the Interior Ministry, around 880 people have been taken to emergency shelters.

First tropical cyclone expected

Meteorologists are monitoring the possible formation of the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the US Hurricane Center in Miami, the system is expected to cause heavy rain and coastal flooding in northeastern Mexico and the US state of Texas on Tuesday.

Legend:

A civil defense worker saws off the branch of a fallen tree in El Salvador.

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The hurricane season in the Atlantic lasts from June 1 to November 30. According to the US weather agency NOAA, it is likely to be more severe than average this year. The reasons for this include high water temperatures in the Atlantic and the expected onset of “La Niña”, a phase of cooler water temperatures in the Pacific.


SRF 4 News, June 18, 2024, 4:00 a.m.;


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