Amelio and his family scrambled to higher ground as the river beside their home swelled rapidly. They survived, but their home and everything they owned were swept away by the floodwaters that inundated El Salvador recently.

Convoy of Hope disaster responders were there to provide Amelio and more than 500 other families with food, water purification units and other emergency relief supplies.

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“According to the El Salvadoran media, more than 55,000 people have been displaced as a result of the floods,” says disaster responder Nick Wiersma. “Thousands more are affected by the loss of crops and lack of mobility caused by mudslides which left many roads and bridges washed out. Companies will quickly hire someone else when employees cannot get to their jobs.”

Convoy of Hope currently has more than 5,400 children enrolled in its feeding initiative in El Salvador. In response to this disaster Convoy of Hope has shipped two additional 20-ton containers to the country, and our workers on the ground and in-country partners will continue to address ongoing needs created by this disaster.