Deadly floods sweep El Salvador

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At least 50 people have been killed in El Salvador by flooding caused by days of heavy rain, the government says.

Authorities have declared a state of emergency in five regions and expect to find more victims, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told reporters.

Mr Centeno said more than 20 people had died in San Vicente province.

Journalist Juan Carlos Barahona told the BBC that San Vicente had almost been completely cut off by landslides and collapsed bridges.

Mr Barahona, of the El Salvador daily La Prensa Grafica, told BBC Mundo that the other worst affected areas were San Salvador, La Libertad, La Paz and Cuscatlan

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