Hurricane Mich

El Salvador is a country that has been hit not only by the Civil War but also by nature, being part of several natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The following is a brief summary of information about the results of Hurricane Mitch and Hurricane Adrian.

To understand a little more about Hurricane Mitch and Adrian, it is important to be aware and understand that hurricanes consist of very fast winds that blow in a circular way around a low pressure center called the eye of the hurricane. This center develops when the warm and saturated air of the equatorial calm areas rises pushed by more dense cold air. From the edge of the storm to its center, the atmospheric pressure drops sharply while the air velocity increases. The winds reach a maximum strength near the points of low pressure (around 724 mm of mercury or 0.85 atmospheres). The diameter of the area covered by destructive winds can exceed 250 km. The least strong winds cover areas with an average diameter of 500 km. The strength of a hurricane is evaluated with an index between 1 and 5. The softest, with category 1, has winds of at least 120 km / h. The winds of the strongest (and least common), with category 5, exceed 250 km / h.

Hurricane Mitch in El Salvador where the total damage inventory was 10,372 homes destroyed. The loss of 75% of the production. 10 destroyed bridges, 326 affected education centers and 15 health facilities. Added to this is the damage to the aqueduct, electricity and telecommunication network, this level of damage is extensive even to a greater degree than other countries in the Central American area such as Guatemala and Honduras.