Hurricane, floods, landslides in Central America; Volcanic eruption in El Salvador

Hurricane Stan which made landfall on the Yucatan peninsula on 1st October caused heavy flooding and landslides over the next days in Central America. More than 40,000 people were affected. 70 people were reported dead. In El Salvador, the Ilamatepec (Santa Ana) volcano erupted on 1st October at around 8:20 local time, causing at least two deaths and affecting some 10,000 people living in areas west of the volcano. The Charter was activated on the 5th of October to assist the end user, Centro Nacional de Registros of El Salvador. The call was extended on 7th October at the request of UN-OCHA.