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Cruz Verde veterans receive recognition CV Veterans website and Facebook Credit: Gloria Silvia OrellanaOriginal link: Diario Co Latino, Photos from CVV FB Many are grandparents, some live outside the country, and others gave their…
Credit: AFP Photos: CDS Translation: Marco Comandos de Salvamento, an EMS agency with limited resources but with courage and dedication, reports 50 years of humanitarian work in El Salvador that sometimes becomes dangerous because of…
CHURCH ROOF FALLS ON CONGREGATION Around 50 people presented with minor and major injuries when the roof of Evangelical church -Altar of God- in Quezaltepeque fell on them. The church is located on Urrutia street…
Recent strong rains have caused flooding throughout the country. Comandos de Salvamento rescue squads are currently assisting those affected. Fotos: Ricardo Segura
Waves from the Tsunami have arrived to the USA damaging the city of Crescent City Oregon and harbors in Santa Cruz California. There have been reports of some people being swept away by ocean waves…
Spanish Only Un terremoto de 8,8 grados en la escala de Richter se registró frente a la costa noroeste de Japón, en la misma zona donde hace dos días ocurrió otro de 7,2 grados. El…
This last February 24th and 25th, Marlon Rivas and Roberto Campos, members of the CDS central base SAR team, offered a 2 day didactic workshop on high angle rescue in the community of Berlin, and…
By Mark Hoffman: CDS International Rep Ten years ago on January 13th 2001, an earthquake in El Salvador caused a mudslide in the neighborhood of Las Colinas on the outskirts of San Salvador. The 7.6…
The Association of Journalists in El Salvador with sponsorship from UNESCO, ended a series of talks this last weekend about, “addressing climate change from a Journalist’s viewpoint”. The event was presented by journalist Andriana Valle…
Recently, Comandos de Salvamento taught more than 100 children and youth from the Vista Lago Elementary school basic first aid and disaster preparedness. The course is part of a larger program for vulnerability reduction within…
Gloria Astrid Hurtarte Cornejo, daughter of the founder of Comandos de Salvamento was interviewed and gave her thoughts on her father. “My dad was born on June 17 1932 in Armenia and died on March 24, 1993. He…
One of our main documentary photographers, Ricardo Segura took photos of our work during a mass disaster simulation of a flood and other traumas in the community of Los Angeles Hacienda Colima Suchitoto en Cuscatlan.…
![rescate1997-large](https://dev.comandosdesalvamento.org/wp-content/gallery/accidente-de-transito-varios/rescate1997-large.jpg "Rescatando un cadaver en 1997 estilo \\"Old School\\" con equipo \\"natural\\".")
