Monday, May 31, 2010

Honduras needs your help and solidarity urgently: Agatha, tropical storm, is devastating Honduras and Central America and has caused so much damage in many zones that it has been described as "worse than Hurricane Mitch"

Agatha has left at least 14 dead in Honduras. Reports state that at least 115 people have died in total in whole Central America due to the tropical storm. 

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CNN reports: 

Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 areliving in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday.
The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.
In Honduras:

The subdirector of Copeco, Randolfo Funes said to journalists that the storm had left 14 dead , 9  missing, 4 injured, 3,227 evacuated, 235 homeless, 3,168 have had to take refuge in shelters. 

Copeco also registers damages in 27 main roads, 17 bridges, 15 sewers, 5 schools, and two public buildings. .

 2.526 hectares with crops were flooded due to the growth of rivers and streams.  

Aumentan a 14 los muertos en Honduras por las lluvias causadas por "Agatha"
A man walks in the flood caused by a stream in El Cubulero (Honduras).Tropical storm "Agatha" has caused several fllods in  Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, in the last 36 hours  and has killed approximately 115 persons and destroyed hundreds of houses, bridges, and roads.  EFE

Red, yellow, and Green Alerts
The government has declared natiaonal emergency.  
Copeco declared red alert  in the departments:  Choluteca, Cortés and Valle, in the  Distrito Central and El Progreso, Yoro.
Departments  Lempira, Intibucá, Copán, Ocotepeque, Comayagua, Yoro, La Paz and Santa Bárbara are in yellow alert .  Colón, Olancho, Islas de la Bahía, Atlántida, El Paraíso and Gracias a Dios are in green alert.
The levels of rivers have reached their maximum capacity and many have burst its banks.

Affected departments14
Affected municipalities82
Affected Localities328
Dead14
Disappeared1
Wounded4
Evacuated3227
Affected235
Sheltered3570
Damaged Houses675
Destroyed Homes63
Damaged Roads27
Damaged Bridges 6
Destroyed Bridges11
Sewers7
Destroyed Sewers8
Damaged Schools 5
Destroyed Buildings2
Water supply systems6
Electric Power Systems11
Blocks with damaged crops 2526
Source: La Prensa, CNN
Tegucigalpa en alerta roja por las lluvias causadas por la depresión tropical Agatha que causó muerte y destrucción en Honduras, Guatemala y El Salvador. Foto: La Prensa
Enormes grietas causó el derrumbe en el barrio Las Torres de la capital. Muchos arriesgaron sus vidas por salvar sus pertenencias.
The mudslide caused huge holes in barrio Las Torres in Tegucigalpa. Many risked their lives to save their belongings. 
El enorme tronco del árbol de higo cortó el paso en la calle principal de Real del Puerte y derribó siete postes del tendido eléctrico.

Así luce Teguciglpa por las lluvias que se mantendrán durante 72 horas. Foto desde Twitter por @salinas_Joel
El twitero @alecab82 muestra otra fotografía de su foto de Tegucigalpa.
El río Choluteca se desbordó de una parte.
The river Choluteca burst its banks.
Así luce Tegucigalpa después del desbordamiento del río Choluteca que ha afectado los sectores bajos de la capital hondureña. Foto: AFP
This  is how Tegucigalpa looks like after Rio Choluteca burst its banks, which has affected the lowest areas of the Honduran capital city. Photo: AFP
Photos: Diario TIEMPO

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