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Tropical Storm Amanda severely impacts food security of 340,000 Salvadorans

SAN SALVADOR - Damage caused by Tropical Storm Amanda which lashed El Salvador is compounding the socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and is set to increase the number of food insecure people in El Salvador, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today.

date:  08/06/2020

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"This is a dramatic situation for thousands of people who have lost their livelihoods. I call on the international community to support the efforts of the government and the United Nations to urgently reduce the suffering of thousands of Salvadorans," said Miguel Barreto, WFP's Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. "It is crucial to support governments that are facing extreme weather events amidst an ongoing pandemic."

Full text available here: https://www.wfp.org/news/tropical-storm-amanda-severely-impacts-food-security-340000-salvadorans

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