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As a result of the earthquake, a devastating landslide in Santa Tecla, a town just west of San Salvador, destroyed over 250 homes.
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On January 13,
2001, a devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck El Salvador, Central
America. Just one month later, on February 13, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake
struck the region. More than one and a half million of the six million
persons living in the country were affected. Almost 150,000 homes
were destroyed and 185,000 houses were damaged (United States
Agency for International Development). From March 14 to March 18, we traveled to
El Salvador and conducted a project examining psychology distress and
functioning in the aftermath of the earthquakes.
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As a result of the earthquake, a devastating landslide in Santa Tecla, a town just west of San Salvador, destroyed over 250 homes. |
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Two months after the first earthquake, thousands of persons continue to live in tent shelters. Hundreds of aftershocks, including several in the 5 magnitude range, have continued to occur. | |
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Western Washington University (WWU) psychology graduate student Bob Van Male (r) and Dr. David Sattler (Psychology Department, WWU, not pictured) spoke with survivors who were living in the shelters in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. |
All photographs copyright 2001 by David N. Sattler.