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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…

Hurricane Stan’s storms leave death and destruction

Hurricane Stan knocked down trees, ripped roofs off homes and washed out bridges in south-eastern Mexico, but it was the storms it helped spawn that were far more destructive,…

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…

Thousands flee as El Salvador volcano erupts

El Salvador’s largest volcano, dormant for more than a century, shook the ground as it woke up on Saturday, hurling out hot lava rocks and forcing more than 2Â 000 people to…

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.…

‘No one expected a hurricane’ in El Salvador

Hurricane Adrian was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall on Friday in El Salvador, quickly losing wind speed but still packing torrential rains and flash-flood…