An earthquake in El Salvador has left at least 600 people dead and thousands homeless. The US Ambassador to Turkey discusses the relief effort.
Background reports on the earthquake in Turkey .
The Online NewsHour's coverage of the Latin America . The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Welcome, Mr. Ambassador. We have been receiving information that the rescue efforts continue. That more victims are being drawn literally from the ground, because their houses were buried in an area very close to San Salvador, but also that the extension of the damage is very bad, in the sense that this might be the worst natural disaster that has ever hit El Salvador.