The death toll in El Salvador from the rains and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida has reached 194, said an official report released on Monday, Xinhua reported.
Apart from the confirmed deaths, 80 others remained missing, and the number of homeless had risen to 15,090, according to the country's National System of Civil Protection.
About 223 houses were destroyed and another 239 were damaged, the report said.
Moreover, about 103 schools were damaged and three health centers were destroyed, it said.
The storms had destroyed or seriously damaged 34 bridges and seriously affected 93 highways, 50 of which had been repaired, it added.
Many nations as well as international and regional groups, including Cuba, Guatemala, Japan, Nicaragua, Mexico, the United States, Spain and Venezuela as well as the United Nations have offered humanitarian aid to the country.
Mexico had offered El Salvador 59 tons of food, clothing and equipment, Mexico's Ambassador to El Salvador Leandro Arelano Resendiz said on Monday.
The country had also received 85 tons of aid from other sources, and more than 1.3 million U.S. dollars in cash to help it recover from the storms, El Salvador's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry also said that 16 Cuban doctors had arrived in the country on Saturday and the aid from Brazil and the Pan-American Health Organization was to arrive later on Monday.
Hurricane Ida passed close to the Central American nation on Nov. 6-7, causing rains and floods in the capital the northern regions.
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