DAMAGE CAUSED BY RAINS DUE TO TROPICAL WAVE FAVORED BY BERYL

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This afternoon, rescue teams from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador traveled to Colonia Médica on Bulevar Tutunichapa, where water covered several vehicles whose owners were carrying out activities in the area.

Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador and army personnel managed to evacuate several people who were traveling in a vehicle that became trapped in the floodwaters. Another case was recorded on Bulevar del Ejército, near the tunnels of the Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña, where the driver of a route 29 minibus carrying passengers attempted to cross the roadway and became trapped in the area.

Passengers were evacuated and brought to safety. Heavy rains have caused flooding on several capital-city roads. However, Protección Civil teams are already working to unclog the drains so that the water level can recede.

Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Nejapa branch, is working in the Mapilapa area, where a large tree fell onto the wall and part of a home; the residents were unharmed.

Another affected area is Cerro El Carmen, where a tree fell onto the access street, blocking the passage of vehicles and people who live in the sector. Brigades from Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Ayutuxtepeque branch, and Protección Civil have begun work to reopen the route.

In the hallways of the bathrooms at Instituto Nacional Albert Camus, water flooded part of this educational center.

The Executive Director of Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Roberto Cruz, stated that the institution remains on green alert, as requested by government authorities, while also calling on its delegates to summon their personnel to respond to emergencies.

Beryl is a Category Five hurricane with winds of 240 kilometers per hour, and it is expected to pass near Central American territory between Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon, which could cause a storm situation in the national territory.