Rescuers dug through rock and debris today in hope of finding dozens of people missing in a mudslide, part of a wave of floods that killed at least 124 people in El Salvador.

Mud and boulders loosened by days of heavy rain swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 124 people.

At least 173 people have died following the earthquake that destroyed hundreds of buildings in El Salvador.