Donations from friendly nations and long-term multilateral financing for reconstruction will probably help offset those pressures. El Salvador will also be counting on the remittances from millions of expatriates. The earthquake caused 114 of the village's 115 houses to crumble. And come the rainy season, many of the surrounding hillsides, which were made all the more unstable by January's earthquake, could trigger mudslides. We should get ready for that.
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