After the National Administration of Aqueducts and Sewers (ANDA) completed repair work on a pipeline last Saturday, some sectors of the San Salvador Metropolitan Area (AMSS) and Santa Tecla reported this Monday that potable water service remains deficient, according...
I write this column fed up with the facile official refrain repeated ad nauseam from my country, El Salvador, by Nayib Bukele, his officials, and his faithful: that the majority elected him, that the majority still approves of him, and that therefore he is no...
The rains this Sunday afternoon have triggered multiple alerts across different points in the country. San Salvador, La Libertad, Sonsonate, Ahuachapán, and San Miguel rank among the most affected departments, with flooded streets, fallen trees, swollen streams, and...
Heavy rains on Sunday afternoon triggered landslides, flooding, and washouts, disrupting mobility at key points across the Área Metropolitana de San Salvador and Santa Tecla. Below are the areas to avoid and guidance for safer travel. La Sabana Street and the Merliot...
The rains that fell on Sunday afternoon caused widespread damage across the country: traffic accidents, flooded streets, landslides, and even sinkholes in some areas. In Ciudad Merliot, a powerful torrent swept away several vehicles. Residents captured footage of a...
The political bargain President Nayib Bukele struck with the leaders of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18—and the prospect that its details could become public—continues to dog the Salvadoran leader from a courtroom in New York, where some of those leaders,...
