( CNN ) -- Heavy rain that has killed at least 60 people in Central America is not expected to let up soon , authorities said Monday . El Salvador is the country hit hardest so far . The government has declared a state of emergency and ordered evacuations . At least 32 people have died in El Salvador , including several children , according to the country 's civil protection director . Some were swept away attempting to cross swollen rivers , while others were killed when the walls of their homes collapsed . `` The temporary evacuation of the population in some parts of the country is meant to avoid casualties caused by mudslides , '' said Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes , who also ordered the cancellation of school classes . In Guatemala , the death toll stands at 28 and close to 110,000 people have been affected by the rain . President Alvaro Colom said that 15,000 more people are at risk and roughly 12,000 are in shelters , according to a statement on his website . `` We 're praying to God for help , '' said Celida Yesenia Lopez , a Guatemalan flood survivor who lost her home . `` It 's very sad . '' Honduras was similarly struck . The majority of the country 's 18 departments are under alert and some 13,000 people have been affected . Central America has been hammered by torrential rain since last week . Jova struck Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane late Tuesday . It weakened into a tropical storm and then a tropical depression as it moved over western Mexico . At the same time , Tropical Depression 12-E , which never reached tropical storm strength , brought the heavy rain to El Salvador and its neighbors . More rain is forecast in the region .
Evacuations are in effect in El Salvador , where 13 people are dead . 28 people are dead in Guatemala . More rain is forecast .