Homes swallowed by floods as death toll rises 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.

Hundreds of soldiers, police and local residents dug through rock and debris in Verapaz looking for another 60 people missing from the mudslide, which struck before dawn yesterday while residents were still in their beds.