On Monday night, a Red Cross team reached the town of Comasagua, about 17 miles east of San Salvador. Comasagua was one of many towns cut off by landslide damage. Workers also made it to Usulatan, about 62 miles southeast of San Salvador. Teams are traveling on foot to the isolated communities of Chuiltiupan and Cajayaque in La Libertad province. More than 4,500 homes are said to be buried in these two small towns.
Many towns are inaccessible by car relief teams are traveling by foot or helicopter.
The Salvadoran Red Cross ambulance service and blood bank have also been working nonstop. Although fatigue is setting in for the volunteers, efforts continue. Concerned family and friends in the United States may be unable to contact their loved ones. For inquiries about relatives living in El Salvador, Guatemala or Nicaragua who are foreign nationals or citizens of these countries, you are encouraged to keep calling as communications are being restored, try contacting friends or family members who live nearby or contact your local Red Cross.