Tropical Storm Amanda kills at least seven people in El Salvador

A woman walk in front of damaged cars during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Tropical Storm Amanda has killed at least seven people in El Salvador as heavy rains made rivers overflow, flooded city streets and produced landslides, Interior Minister Mario Duran said on Sunday.

"We've seen people asking for help, asking for the government. We haven't deployed everywhere, the situation is overwhelming," said Duran.

Among those killed was an eight-year-old boy, who died after the house he was in collapsed, while another person was killed by a falling wall and another drowned in a swollen river, Salvadoran civil protection authorities said.

People walk in front of damaged cars during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Amanda or its remnants are expected to produce rain totals of 10 to 15 inches over El Salvador, southern Guatemala, western Honduras, and the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz.

The storm's heavy rainfall could "cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides across portions of Central America and southern Mexico, and these threats will continue over the next several days even after Amanda is no longer a tropical cyclone," said the NHC.

Amanda was packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 40 miles per hour (65 kilometers per hour) with higher gusts and was expected to weaken "very soon" as its center moves farther inland, said the NHC.

A woman cleans her house after floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

It is forecast to degenerate into a remnant low or dissipate over the mountains of Central America later on Sunday.

(Reporting by Nelson Renteria; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Government workers try to move a car affected by floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, at San Francisco neighbourhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

A woman wearing a face mask walks holding a cat during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, in Ilopango, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

A religious figure is seen inside a flooded house affected by Tropical Storm Amanda, at Santa Lucia neighbourhood, in Ilopango, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Cars damaged by floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda are seen in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Neighbors try to move a taxi dragged by the water during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda at El Modelo neighborhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Relatives react as they watch the body of a man dragged by the water during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, at El Modelo neighbourhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

A woman crosses a bridge full of debris dragged by the water during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, at Malaga neighborhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Government workers and police officers try to move a car damaged by floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, at the Brisas de San Francisco neighbourhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

A police officer stands near cars damaged by floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda, at the San Francisco neighbourhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

A man clean his flooded house affected by Tropical Storm Amanda, at Santa Lucia neighbourhood, in Ilopango, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

People try to move a taxi dragged by the water during floods caused by Tropical Storm Amanda at El Modelo neighborhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Trash dragged by a river is seen on a street after Tropical Storm Amanda, at La Malaga neighborhood, in San Salvador, El Salvador May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas