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Tuesday, 16 January, 2001, 14:59 GMT

In pictures: Rescue and relief

Rescue efforts continue in El Salvador, but the priorities are now providing food and shelter for the tens of thousands who were made homeless after Saturday's devastating earthquake. More than 1,000 people are believed to have died.

A woman prays after identifying her daughter's body

A family album and other household possessions amid the debris

Clowns entertain children made homeless

People made homeless by the earthquake queue for lunch

Mexican soldiers distribute beans and rice

Lakeside residents retrieve the remains of their homes from the lake

A nurse attends Sergio Moreno

A soldier digs for bodies in Santa Tecla
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