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WARNING:   INTEGRATED - THIS RECORD IS NOT ACTIVE. See 'Related Records' Event: FL Flood Number: 2008-000191 Country: SLV El Salvador Location: Date (YMD): 2008-10-18 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Comments: Tropical depression number 16 slowly crossed over Central America causing torrential rain. In El Salvador, the National Territorial Study Service (SNET) confirmed the weather conditions will not improve. Due to soil saturation the possibility of additional landslides and overflowing rivers is high. Several creeks near the capital city of San Salvador have started to overflow causing floods in some communities. Landslides have taken place in many communities. Several hydroelectric dams report having high levels of water forcing them to release the water, which in turn has caused streets to flood in several communities. The civil protection evacuated nine families from several communities. To date, there are 19 families housed in different shelters in the country. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: This GLIDE number has been replaced by: FL-2008-000198-SLV Flood,El Salvador: Tropical depression number 16 slowly crossed over Central America causing torrential rain. Several creeks near the capital city of San Salvador have started to overflow causing floods in some communities. Landslides have taken place in many communities. Several hydroelectric dams report having high levels of water forcing them to release the water, which in turn has caused streets to flood in several communities. The civil protection evacuated nine families from several communities. To date, there are 19 families housed in different shelters in the country.