COMANDOS ALERT FOR AFTERNOON RAINS

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The powerful storm that struck the country on Saturday afternoon left several fallen trees and damage to electrical utility poles in the eastern region, reported Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Alegría branch, in the Departamento of Usulután.

Rescuers were alerted about the collapse of one of the electrical utility poles and trees onto the road leading from Santiago de María to Usulután, near the area known as Gualache, where residents in the area were left without electricity.

Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador, Alegría branch, helped clear the road and remove some cables so that vehicles could travel through the area.

For this afternoon, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, through the Meteorological Service, has reported the presence of heavy rains and electrical activity during the afternoon hours, mostly affecting the Northern and Western areas of the country.

Therefore, Comandos de Salvamento de El Salvador will remain on alert in those areas with its personnel in case of an emergency.