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Some 2.5 million Salvadorans, 2.7 million Guatemalans and one million Hondurans live in the United States and send remittances to their families every month.

Nearly 90 percent of El Salvador's 6.6 million people are considered vulnerable to flooding and landslides due to its geography.

Central American leaders agreed Thursday to formulate a regional contingency plan to deal with the new coronavirus pandemic.

The regional body has been severely questioned by various sectors that describe it as a refuge for corrupt politicians.