Rains due to tropical storm Bonnie leave a deceased in El Salvador

The heavy rains recorded on Saturday in The Savior due to the influence of tropical storm Bonnie they left at least one person dead in this Central American country, according to the General Directorate of Civil Protection reported this Sunday.

The state source did not provide more details about the victim, but local media reported that it is a woman who was dragged by the current of a river in a neighborhood of San Salvador.

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Civil Protection pointed out that the heavy rains recorded between the afternoon and night of Saturday, which also caused rivers to rise in different areas of the country, flooding of some arteries in San Salvador, caused damage to 26 homes and 7 landslides.

A woman takes a photo of damaged vehicles during a flash flood caused by heavy rains, due to Tropical Storm Bonnie, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (REUTERS/Joseph heads/)

The Minister of the Interior, Juan Carlos Bidegain, said this Sunday that 107 people are housed in 9 spaces set up as shelters.

The influence of tropical storm Bonnie is moving away from El Salvador, according to the head of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN), Fernando López.

This weekend, Tropical Storm Bonnie crossed Central America from the Caribbean, leaving 26 incidents in Costa Rica and at least 4 deaths in Nicaragua, the two most affected countries.

A passerby walks past a damaged vehicle during flash flooding caused by heavy rains, due to Tropical Storm Bonnie, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (REUTERS/Joseph heads/)

Bonnie, the second tropical storm this year in the Atlantic, could become a hurricane over the Pacific on Tuesday, according to forecasts by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km/h) and is moving at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h).

Source: Elcomercio