( CNN ) -- Dozens of people have been killed in Central America as heavy rains continue to hammer the region . In Guatemala , the death toll has risen to 28 and close to 110,000 people have been affected so far , the state-run AGN news agency reported . Citing the president , the agency said 15,000 more people are at risk and roughly 12,000 are in shelters . `` We 've been able to respond to all the requests for help we 've received -- many by land because we have n't been able to fly over the areas , '' said President Alvaro Colom , AGN reported . Meanwhile in El Salvador , the government has declared a state of emergency and ordered evacuations in some of the hardest-hit areas . At least 24 have died in El Salvador , including seven children , according to the country 's civil protection director . Some 13,000 people are in shelters . Central America has been hammered by torrential rain since last week , when Hurricane Jova struck Mexico as a Category 2 storm late Tuesday . It weakened into a tropical storm and then a tropical depression as it moved over western Mexico . More rain in the region is forecast . CNN 's Claudia Dominguez and journalist Merlin del Cid contributed to this report .
At least 28 people are reported dead in Honduras . More than 20 people are injured in El Salvador , including 7 children . More damage is forecast from passage of hurricane .