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20,000 Missing or Dead in Central America
in Aftermath of Hurricane Mitch!
1,000,000 Left Homeless
Without Food or Water!
| Storm Leaves "How fast can we recover? It depends... Without outside help we can't. On our own it would take us another 50 years." ENRIQUE BOLA OS |
| By now you have undoubtedly heard about the devastating Category 5 Hurricane Mitch and the devastation caused an the islands of Guanaja and Roatan off the coast of Honduras. Evacuation was impossible because the Category 5 Hurricane force winds, lasting for five days, precluded any exit or entry by air or sea. Homes have been leveled and close to 8,000 residents am without food, water and shelter. The results of this unprecedented catastrophe can be seen on the nightly television news. |
| Due to limited communication. no one has been able to assess the full extent of damage on either island People have been able to get out of their shelters and move around, but the full effects are not available. All of the villages experienced massive damage and destruction and, unfortunately, far too many lives were lost. As of Saturday, October 31, 1998, an Islena flight arrived with water and some, food supplies and flew out foreign nationals, including several hundred American citizens. A Royal Navy ship, HMS Chesterfield, is now off the island and has delivered much needed food and water, but more help is needed. |
| The entire nation of Honduras and Nicaragua continues to suffer the ravages of Hurricane Mitch and the intense rains that followed. Flooding, high water, destroyed bridges and roads, and mud slides have created needs throughout both countries. |
| The international relief missions to Honduras and Nicaragua will be carried out according to the rules of 'triage" (or prioritization). By necessity, triage is a "numbers game" and one of the basic rules of triage states that you first mobilize scarce resources and disaster aid to the greatest number of people that you can help the fastest. Guanaja and Roatan, because they are relatively remote islands, will be on the very end of the triage chain or priority list. In the "big picture of relief efforts, Guanaja and Roatan will be a low priority on the radar screen. According to the rules of triage, they will be lost in the noise as the networks and relief agencies focus their attention on the more readily accessible areas of Honduras and Nicaragua We don't mean to take away emphasis from either country, but there is no one on either country suffering more than the people on these islands. |
"Fundaci6n de Apoyo a
los Hospitales Publicos"
(The Foundation to Support Public Hospitals)
702 Mallard Drive
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Phone:(561) 274-4020 Fax: (561) 274-7157
E-Mail [email protected]