Similar to Nicaragua, Hurricane Mitch did not physically present itself in El Salvador, yet destruction still occurred. 80 percent of maize/ corn crops were lost, and coffee and sugar cane plantations were totally lost (“Hurricane Mitch”). Thankfully, Mitch did not leave such a hardship for El Salvadorians than it did for citizens in Honduras and Nicaragua. The main damage was flooding, which ultimately lead to the destruction of several roads and the ruin of coffee harvesting for some time. Since coffee was and is one of El Salvador’s main sources of economic stability, the country suffered financially from the marks Mitch left. Nearly 30,000 people were left without homes. According to the San Francisco United School District, 239 people died and around 130 went missing as a result of the hurricane.
Mitch moved northwestward across Guatemala on November 1. Here, 250 deaths 120 cases of missing people were reported. Several agencies reported that the areas most affected in the northeastern were parts of the country, including sites such as Isabal, Zacapa and Alta Verapaz (Disaster Center). The photograph above shows the damage in El Salvador that resulted from flooding.
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