TEGUCIGALPA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least six people died and more than 30 are missing after a landslide on Thursday night that occurred in the municipality of Nejapa in the department of San Salvador, El Salvador, local civil protection authorities reported on Friday.
The Office of the President of El Salvador released a statement that said, according to the National Civil Protection System, the landslide was caused by heavy rains in the area near the San Salvador volcano, and it "affected at least 50 homes and, unfortunately, it caused fatalities."
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