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September 8, 2024 – 2024 Pasaquina Bell UH-1 crash

Nine people, including El Salvador's National Civil Police chief Mauricio Arriaza Chicas and a fraud suspect, are killed during a helicopter crash while being en route to San Salvador. The crash is considered to be intentional. All flags on government buildings will be flown half-mast for three days. (BBC)

July 2, 2024 – 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

One person is killed in a landslide caused by Tropical Storm Chris in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Expreso Mexico)

June 22, 2024 –

The death toll from the storms and heavy rains in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras increases to 30 people, including at least six children. (Reuters)

June 21, 2024 –

The death toll from torrential rains in El Salvador increases to 19 people, including at least two children. (AP)

June 17, 2024 –

Seven people are killed amid heavy rains across El Salvador. (AP)