Update on Hurricane Adrian
May 20, 2005

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COEN, the Salvadoran National Emergency Center, reports that the worst that could have happened with the hurricane occurred Thursday evening and early Friday morning; the rain has diminished considerably within El Salvador. There was no loss of life nor major damages to property.

The major impact of Adrian will be economic, since the public sector closed for two days and the business sector also operated on reduced hours. The major problem to resolve over the next two days is related to the 135 temporary shelters, which had approximately 26,000 people as of mid-day Friday.

The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor the situation in close coordination with the government.