Project assistance completion report : earthquake recovery project no. 519-0331

As a result of the recovery effort, nearly 7,000 families received credit for rebuilding their homes; over 3,000 businesses were re-established; 36,124 families received building materials to erect temporary living quarters and 2,000 families were relocated to more habitable areas. All basic public services were restored to operation; 724 classrooms were constructed and another 240 were repaired; temporary hospital wards, operating rooms, warehouses, offices, and clinics were built; temporary markets were constructed; 3 municipal government buildings were restored; and nearly 50 temporary offices and buildings for critical governmental activities were built in 6 major complexes. The project also helped to re-open the streets of San Salvador by removing 115,000 cubic meters of rubble. In the process of clean-up, about 900,000 person-days of employment were generated for people who were left unemployed by the earthquake.