Salvadoran authorities today raised the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides to 192 as more bodies were found in storm-ravaged areas of the country. Another 80 people were reported as missing.<br/>Torrential rains last weekend washed away homes, destroyed crops and took out bridges and a large part of the country's system of roads. El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes ordered the army to begin a major operation to deliver food to people affected by the disaster. He said more 14,000 people were living in shelters after being forced to flee their homes.<br/>Navy vessels were also searching waters off El Salvador's southern coast for bodies of storm victims that the Lempa River swept out to sea.<br/>
News On AIR | November 16, 2009 7:24 PM
Salvador flood toll rises to 192