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Hurricane Ida floods El Salvador

Hurricane Ida swept through El Salvador, triggering floods and mudslides that killed more than 120 people in the Central American nation.

A man looks at cars damaged by heavy rains in the town of Ilopango near San Salvador on Nov. 8.

A man looks at cars damaged by heavy rains in the town of Ilopango near San Salvador on Nov. 8.

Luis Galdamez-Reuters

An air force helicopter rescues a group of refugees in a flooded area in La Costa del Sol, El Salvador.

An air force helicopter rescues a group of refugees in a flooded area in La Costa del Sol, El Salvador.

Salomon Vasquez-AFP/Getty Images

People cross bridges over a swollen river during flooding in Zacatecoluca. Hurricane Ida was responsible for three days of heavy rains.

People cross bridges over a swollen river during flooding in Zacatecoluca. Hurricane Ida was responsible for three days of heavy rains.

AP

A local resident walks through an area severely damaged by a landslide caused by Hurricane Ida in Verapaz, El Salvador, Nov. 9.

A local resident walks through an area severely damaged by a landslide caused by Hurricane Ida in Verapaz, El Salvador, Nov. 9.

Yuri Cortez-AFP/Getty Images

Refugees line up in a temporary shelter in San Vicente. The hurricane packed top wind speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour as it headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Refugees line up in a temporary shelter in San Vicente. The hurricane packed top wind speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour as it headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Yuri Cortez-AFP/Getty Images

Rescue workers carry a coffin with one of the flooding victims in San Martin on Nov. 8.

Rescue workers carry a coffin with one of the flooding victims in San Martin on Nov. 8.

Luis Galdamez-Reuters

Margarita Castillo is held as she grieves for her sister who died in the flooding in Verapaz on Nov. 9.

Margarita Castillo is held as she grieves for her sister who died in the flooding in Verapaz on Nov. 9.

Rodrigo Abd-AP

Residents assess their homes to see how much damage was caused by the heavy rains from Hurricane Ida in San Salvador on Nov. 8.

Residents assess their homes to see how much damage was caused by the heavy rains from Hurricane Ida in San Salvador on Nov. 8.

Reuters

Residents stand on a bridge that collapsed from the heavy rains in Zacatecoluca on Nov. 8.

Residents stand on a bridge that collapsed from the heavy rains in Zacatecoluca on Nov. 8.

AP

Residents wade through the Huiza river after the collapse of the Melara bridge in the coastal town of La Libertad.

Residents wade through the Huiza river after the collapse of the Melara bridge in the coastal town of La Libertad.

Oscar Rivera-AFP/Getty Images

Elio Rivera, left, and Maria de Ponce recover items from their flooded home in Verapaz on Nov. 9.

Elio Rivera, left, and Maria de Ponce recover items from their flooded home in Verapaz on Nov. 9.

Rodrigo Abd-AP

A child looks into the ruins of his home, which was destroyed by a landslide of mud and rocks in a desolated area in Verapaz on Nov. 9.

A child looks into the ruins of his home, which was destroyed by a landslide of mud and rocks in a desolated area in Verapaz on Nov. 9.

Yuri Cortez-AFP/Getty Images

Mourners stand in front of coffins of people killed by a landslide caused from Hurricane Ida's heavy rains in Verapaz.

Mourners stand in front of coffins of people killed by a landslide caused from Hurricane Ida's heavy rains in Verapaz.

Rodrigo Abd-AP

People make their way through the mud of a flooded road in Tecoluca.

People make their way through the mud of a flooded road in Tecoluca.

Edgar Romero-AP

An aerial photo shows a flooded area in the coastal town of La Costa.

An aerial photo shows a flooded area in the coastal town of La Costa.

Salomon Vasquez-AFP/Getty Images

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