A view of a bridge flooded by the overflow of a river in the Ciudad Arce department of La Libertad, about 40 km (25 miles) west of San Salvador October 16, 2011. Torrential rain in Central America forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many In El Salvador, where twenty-seven people were killed. President Mauricio Funes declared a state of emergency. REUTERS / Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A man walks on a road that was flooded by the overflow of a river in the Ciudad Arce department of La Libertad, about 40 km (25 miles) west of San Salvador October 16, 2011. Torrential rain in Central America forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many In El Salvador, where twenty-seven people were killed. President Mauricio Funes declared a state of emergency. REUTERS / Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
People who were evacuated from their homes due to the floods eat food at a shelter in San Salvador October 15, 2011. Torrential rain in Central America this week that forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more has killed at least 45 people, authorities said on Saturday. In El Salvador, where seven people were killed, President Mauricio Funes declared a state of emergency. REUTERS / Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY)