At Least Seven Killed in Landslide in El Salvador, Over 30 Missing

At Least Seven Killed in Landslide in El Salvador, Over 30 Missing
A resident descends a riverbank left after a landslide near the San Salvador volcano in Nejapa, El Salvador, on Oct. 30, 2020. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images
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SAN SALVADOR—At least seven people have been killed in a landslide sparked by heavy rains in El Salvador and more than 30 more are suspected missing under a deluge of mud, the government said on Friday.

The mudslide hit the village of Los Angelitos in the municipality of Nejapa, around 17 km (11 miles) north of the capital, San Salvador, after heavy rains overnight loosened the earth on the flanks of the San Salvador Volcano.