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 Latin America (548)
Central America (92)
 El Salvador (25)
 2001
  Business (2)
 Disasters (13)
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El Salvador getting dollar economy New rules allow the dollar equal status with the national currency, the colon
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| Jan.13 |
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 7.6 earthquake| The death toll may have reached 100 and 1,200 people are missing. 1,500-foot landslide destroyed houses | |
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| Jan.14 |
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El Salvador appeals for disaster aid| Earthquake left more than 270 people dead, hundreds injured and as many as
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| Jan.15 |
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Aftershocks, possible mudslides Earthquake killed at least 403 people and left 1,200 missing. 8 people dead in Guatemala
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| Jan.16 |
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El Salvador fears epidemic 675 people are confirmed dead, 2,375 had been injured, 500 people were missing
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| Jan.17 |
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Quake survivor died Musician was pulled alive from the rubble after spending 31 hours entombed. He died at hospital. Death toll is 683
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| Jan.20 |
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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
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| Jan.21 |
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Victims paid to sweep debris Victims of an earthquake began state-sponsored jobs clearing debris from homes
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| Feb.13 |
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173 dead in quake| 6.1 quake injured another 1,557. The tallies are expected to rise | |
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| Feb.14 |
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Quake damage slows relief effort Piles of debris blocked relief workers from reaching the areas hardest hit
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| Feb.15 |
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Quake survivors lack food At least 276 dead. Houses in ruins, residents sought drinking water and food
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| Feb.16 |
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Reconstruction may be $2.8 billion Government said rebuilding the highways and buildings destroyed by two earthquakes will cost more than $2.8 billion
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| Feb.17 |
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Ground too unstable to rescue Bodies lie beneath the dislodged dirt, but with aftershocks rescuers may not be able to find them
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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 |
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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 |
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Explosion aboard bus kills 6| The blast and fire were fueled by a natural gas canister. 40 injured | |
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