Woman trapped by a sudden rise of the Metayate River in Chalatenango is rescued alive
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A woman was trapped on Wednesday by a sudden rise of the Metayate River while washing clothes in the hamlet of Chanzunte, in the Nueva Concepción district of Chalatenango Centro, Diario La Página and Infobae reported. To avoid being swept away by the current, she held on to trees and brush until rescuers reached her. The Fire Department and Cruz Verde Salvadoreña took part in the rescue, along with other Civil Protection institutions. According to Cruz Verde, cited by Infobae, she was taken by ambulance to the Nueva Concepción hospital.
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