Río Grande waste blockage Residents describe flooding

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TV Brasil reports a waste barrier extending at least five kilometres in the Río Grande at San Miguel, El Salvador, obstructing the river's route to the Pacific and worsening floods, loss of crops, livestock and pets and unhealthy conditions. Leonidas Díaz describes dead animals and discarded appliances and tyres. Community leader María Leonarda Castro says drought followed by flooding has prevented planting and that debris worsens the damage. The report documents an ongoing localized blockage and flood episode without establishing its exact onset or a completed cleanup.

A waste barrier at least five kilometres long obstructs the Río Grande's flow toward the Pacific at San Miguel, El Salvador. TV Brasil reports worsened flooding and damage to crops, livestock and pets. Leonidas Díaz and María Leonarda Castro describe discarded appliances, dead animals, debris and a drought-then-flood year that has prevented planting. The localized blockage and flooding are ongoing; the onset and any completed cleanup are unestablished.