On Sunday October 16th 2011, Comandos de Salvamento joined forces with Radio Corporación FM employees to hand out donated clothing, food and water at emergency shelter Centro Escolar Profesora Evangelina Alvarez in the neighborhood San Juan de Dios in the town of Olocuilta . Since radio continues to be the most efficient means of communicating rapid grassroots mobilization in El Salvador, Radio FM’s listening audience donated much needed supplies for displaced families caused by the recent tropical rain storm that has drenched El Salvador over the last few weeks. Foto: Comandos de Salvamento/Mario Martines Comandos de Salvamento
Category Archives: Disasters
Natural and man made disasters.
Young and the Old Protected from Storm
EMS team members from Comandos de Salvamento assisted in transporting 1 month old Norma Beatriz Perez to a shelter located in the neighborhood of Colonia San Juan de Dios in the town of Olocuiltla, department of La Paz. The patient presented with a high fever and was treated at the shelter setup for displaced persons affected by flooding. Comandos also assisted in transporting 86 yo Antonia Alvarado and her 87 yo partner Eugenio Marroquín to the same shelter. Fotos: CDS Mario Martines
Slippery Road: Extrication in the Rain
70 yo Ulises Escobar Benites became trapped in his vehicle when he hit a tree on the road to Comalapa this last sunday. It is suspected that strong rains and a wet road contributed to the accident. An Extrication team was dispatched from the Main Base in San Salvador to assist and handed the patient over to the Salvadoran Red Cross for transport and stabilization. Foto: CDS/Mario Martines
Comandos Everpresent in Puerto Parada
EMS Rescue crews from CDS have been actively pursuing rescue operations in Puerto Parada, department of Usulután in order to evacuate those affected from torrential rainfall and flooding. CDS remains present and ever vigilent throughout the zone to accompany families that have had to flee their flooded homes and offer first aid and psychosocial support services. Foto: CDS.
Comandos do Half Marathon
Mark Hoffman, International Representative of CDS, conquered a half marathon in name of all Comandos de Salvamento volunteers that are currently rescuing and assisting Salvadoran victims of flooding that has recently hit the country of El Salvador.
