Minda called this evening with an update on the flooding. It quit raining today, Tues. Oct 18th, so the water is receding. Unfortunately the bridge to Aguilares (the closest major commercial town) is partially washed away so the people can’t get to Aguilares for shopping or to go north to Chalentengo, etc. This is especially upsetting because 3 students from Huisi study that direction. I suspect it will take some time to fix the bridge.

Meanwhile ...

Below is a new email from Maira telling us about the flooding in El Salvador. Peace. Phyllis

Hola amigas.

Quiero informarles que desde el miércoles de la semana pasa a nivel nacional se suspendieron las clases debido a la tormenta tropical que entro en el territorio salvadoreño, el viernes el presidente de la República declaró que todo el país esta en Emergencia debido a la cantidad de lluvia que ha caido en el pais, los suelos estan saturados de ...