CNN reports that heavy rains from Hurricane Ida on Sunday caused floods and mudslides in El Salvador that left at least 130 people dead and about 60 people still missing by Monday afternoon. El Salvador’s government Web site said there were 108 landslides, 209 destroyed buildings and another 1,835 damaged ones.

Even though there weren’t many Twitter users to be found on the scene, the Twitter scene had an international reaction:

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   kishanmunroe (Bahamas) Condolences to all those who lost loved ones as a result of the flood disasters in El Salvador. 09 Nov 2009 from web
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   cheverexYO (Buffalo, NY) Just found out about the flood situation in El Salvador… nowhere near my familys place thankGod but my prayers are with everyone out there 09 Nov 2009 from web
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   LeilariTirado (Atlanta, GA) LA just declared a state of emergency & Atlanta is under a flood watch. 91 dead in El Salvador. Hurricane Ida is no joke!! 09 Nov 2009 from Tweetie
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   omarilu (Savannah, GA) So sad Thoughts are with the people RT @guanabee: Blog Post:Mudslide Buries The Entire Town Of Verapaz In El Salvador http://bit.ly/V6Vvz 09 Nov 2009 from web
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   andrealathrop (Undisclosed) Pray for El Salvador-91 dead, 7K homes destroyed, 60+ missing in flooding & mudslide disaster. 09 Nov 2009 from Echofon
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   TheNiteRain (Atlanta, GA) Please pray for those affected by Hurricane Ida. El Salvador was hit very badly. along with other central American countries 09 Nov 2009 from web

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