GS PrelimsGeography (World mapping)Regions and Countries in News2001

A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

San Salvador

San Jose

Managua

Guatemala City

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

1. On January 13, 2001, a major earthquake struck El Salvador. 2. This earthquake triggered numerous landslides, the most devastating of which occurred in the Las Colinas neighborhood of Santa Tecla, a city adjacent to the capital, San Salvador. 3. This particular landslide buried hundreds of homes and killed hundreds of people. 4. San Jose is in Costa Rica, Managua is in Nicaragua, and Guatemala City is in Guatemala.

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