World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Rains brought by Tropical Depression 12E caused floods that affected this house in Madresal Island, Jiquilisco Bay, Usulután.

Damaged roads, such as this one in La Veranera community, Ahuachapán, are making difficult the access of relief.

Flooded corn fields in El Limón community, Usulután. Authorities estimate that some 1.6 million metric tons of staple grains have been lost in this emergency.

Water is still blocking roads across El Salvador as in the entrance of this community in Garita Palmera, Ahuachapán.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) is declaring that up to 263,518 producers of maize (such a these shown here), beans and sorgo have been affected by recent rains and floods, leading to a potential loss of up to 72 thousand tons of production.
 

WFP staff coordinate with local authorities the delivery of emergency food in communities of the municipality Concepción Batres, in Usulután department. WFP is coordinating food distributions with ADRA and other NGOs in this area.

Two volunteers from the community of El Zapote, Ahuachapán, help transport ready-to-eat foods, also known as High Energy Biscuits or HEBs, to their isolated community. HEBs are wheat-based biscuits which provide 450 kilocalories of energy and at least 10 grams of protein per 100 grams. They are fortified with vitamins and minerals.

In times of need, this plastic bag makes a perfect raincoat for this young girl in the community of El Zapote, Ahuachapan. She is showing package of WFP's High Energy Biscuits or HEBs after they arrived by boat to the community. WFP has distributed 60 metric tons of HEBs to 47,000 people in 109 communities in flooded areas of Usulutan, Ahuachupán, Sonsonate, San Vicente and La Paz.

This toddler, sitting on top of WFP box containing HEBs, and his siblings celebrated the arrival of food to the community of El Limón, departament of Usulután.