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World News Atlas    El Salvador    2001

El Salvador, 2001 Timeline Sunday, August 17     Author
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El Salvador getting dollar economy  New rules allow the dollar equal status with the national currency, the colon 7.6 earthquake

January 2001 ... more > Top ^

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Jan.13  
  The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses
Jan.14   El Salvador appeals for disaster aid
  Earthquake left more than 270 people dead, hundreds injured and as many as 1,200 missing
Jan.15   Aftershocks, possible mudslides  Earthquake killed at least 403 people and left 1,200 missing. 8 people dead in Guatemala Jan.16   El Salvador fears epidemic  675 people are confirmed dead, 2,375 had been injured, 500 people were missing Jan.17   Quake survivor died  Musician was pulled alive from the rubble after spending 31 hours entombed. He died at hospital. Death toll is 683 Jan.20   El Salvador mourns quake victims  Religious service held below a monument of Christ the Savior. 700 people were killed and over 160,000 homes wrecked Jan.21   Victims paid to sweep debris  Victims of an earthquake began state-sponsored jobs clearing debris from homes

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Feb.13   173 dead in quake
  6.1 quake injured another 1,557. The tallies are expected to rise
Feb.14   Quake damage slows relief effort  Piles of debris blocked relief workers from reaching the areas hardest hit Feb.15   Quake survivors lack food  At least 276 dead. Houses in ruins, residents sought drinking water and food Feb.16   Reconstruction may be $2.8 billion  Government said rebuilding the highways and buildings destroyed by two earthquakes will cost more than $2.8 billion Feb.17   Ground too unstable to rescue  Bodies lie beneath the dislodged dirt, but with aftershocks rescuers may not be able to find them   Panic as fresh quake rocks  3rd earthquake in country in 5 weeks. Landslides had forced to close several roads

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Mar.2   U.S. grants illegals 18 months
  Salvadoran citizens in the US have been granted 18 months relief from deportation, allowing them to continue work

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May.20   Explosion aboard bus kills 6
  The blast and fire were fueled by a natural gas canister. 40 injured





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