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/ 7 September 2006

Inmates keep phones in bowels in El Salvador jail

Four prisoners in an El Salvador jail hid cellphones, a phone charger and spare chips in their bowels so they could coordinate crimes from their cells, prison officials said on Wednesday. The four men, all gang members, wrapped their phones and accessories in plastic and inserted them into their rectums "far enough to reach their intestines".

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/ 3 October 2005

Tropical Storm Stan hits Central America

Heavy rains and floods from Tropical Storm Stan hit Central America over the weekend, killing 15 in El Salvador, four in Guatemala and four in Honduras, authorities said on Monday. In El Salvador, the driving rain sparked a number of mudslides that led the government to declare a national ”red alert”.

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/ 1 October 2005

Volcano erupts in El Salvador

Western El Salvador’s Ilamatepec volcano shot burning rock, gases and ash high into the air on Saturday, sending frightened residents scurrying from surrounding areas. Authorities ordered the evacuation of three communities in the shadow of the volcano, located near Santa Ana, the country’s second-largest city.