Landslides - October 1998, El Salvador
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Landslide – Floods – Windstorms
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Many landslides were triggered across the whole of El Salvador as a result of intense rainfall associated with Hurricane Mitch. A landslide at El Zompopera destroyed about 50 m of road and the only school at the settlement of El Pinar.
1 Crone, A.J, Baum, R.L, Lidke, D.J, Sather, D.N.D, Bradley L-A & Tarr, A.C. 2001. Landslides induced by Hurricane Mitch in El Salvador - An inventory and descriptions of selected features. US Geological Survey. Denver, Colorado.
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | |
| No. Injured | |
| No. Affected | |
| Houses destroyed | |
| Houses damaged | |
| Other damage | - School |
| Economic cost |
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