El Salvador declares state of emergency as hurricane Julia claims 28 lives in Central America
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Former Hurricane Julia has dissipated but is still drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains on Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of Nicaragua. At least 28 people were reported dead as a direct or indirect result of the storm. Guatemala's disaster prevention agency said five people died after a hillside collapsed on their house in Alta Verapaz province, burying them.