On January 13, 2001, a devastating earthquake, measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, rocked El Salvador.  The Departments of Ahuachapan, La Libertad, La Paz, San Vicente, Sonsonate and Usulutan were especially hard hit.  Photo by Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy.

On February 13, 2001, a second earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, struck. The epicenter of the second earthquake was located some 20 miles east of the capital city, San Salvador.  Photo by Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy.

As part of its immediate relief efforts, USAID provided plastic sheeting, wood and laminated roofs to build temporary shelters for 23,000 families in Santiago de Maria, Usulutan, after the 2001 earthquakes.  Photo by Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy.

A worker builds a water storage tank under the Water and Sanitation System project carried out in El Delirio, Usulutan.  Photo by Jose Antonio Ramos, USAID.

A family poses in front of their house, financed by USAID, in Canton Ojo de Agua, Usulutan.  Photo by Rosa Maura de Mayorga, USAID.

Children play on a handcart in front of their new USAID-financed house in Jucuapa, Usulutan.  Photo by CHF.

USAID Director Mark Silverman greets an ERP beneficiary after handing over the keys to his new house in Armenia, Sonsonate. Photo by Eduardo Rodriguez, USAID.