BUENOS AIRES, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - El Salvador began three days of mourning on Tuesday for the approximate 130 victims of hurricane Ida, the country's national radio said.
Local authorities have declared a state of emergency in the country where last weekend's hurricane destroyed over 1,800 homes and 18 bridges, leaving 14,000 people homeless.
The toll is believed to include 49 children, and another 60 locals are missing in Verapaz, 50 km east of the capital, San Salvador, which was hit hardest.
Addressing an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Monday, President Mauricio Funes described the damage inflicted by the hurricane as "uncountable."
International humanitarian packages have started arriving in the small Central American country. Venezuela has sent a planeload of food, while Guatemala and Nicaragua have provided relief workers and rescue equipment. The United States has channeled $100,000 into the construction of temporary housing.
On Monday, Ida subsided into a tropical storm as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico.
