SAN SALVADOR, Nov 8 (Reuters) - At least 42 people have been killed by flooding and mudslides in El Salvador due to heavy rains caused by Hurricane Ida, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said in a press conference carried by national radio. The government has declared a state of emergency in five of the Central American nation's departments and expects to find more victims as rescue workers move into harder hit areas, Centeno said. (Reporting by Nelson Renteria, writing by Robert Campbell, editing by Jackie Frank)
Trucks are stuck on a flooded street in Huimanguillo, Mexico November 7, 2009. According to local authorities, over 200,000 people have been affected and 60,000 acres of crops have been destroyed ...
