San Salvador "Quake" Epidemic Threatens In Wake Of Disaster
San Salvador "Quake" Epidemic Threatens In Wake Of Disaster
El Salvador, Central American nation with a long history of disastrous earthquakes is hard hit again. This tremor centers around San Marcos and Santo Tomas, near the capital of San Salvador. Over 100 dead - more than 700 injured. A small crowd of people walking in total disbelief looking at the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake. Camera panning - People who gathered up their belongings after digging through the rubble left behind after the earthquake. Some lumber and ladders propped up against a wall of a building, by the looks of the building its going to fall at any time. MS - United States cargo plane taking off from a runway. Plane is getting unloaded with supplies to meet the needs of the people who survived the earthquake. Crates are unloaded by the military by man power and fork lifts. Two little children a little boy and his baby sister, the little boy is sitting on a pillow and his little sister is laying on his lap sucking her thumb. More children sitting on a blanket that laid out on the ground, the children are sharing food. MS - People who managed to save larger pieces of their furniture, beds and dressers.