Another record-breaking storm
Hurricane Iota is making history as the 30th named storm in a single hurricane season. People in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua haven’t even had time to catch their breath from Hurricane Eta just over a week ago. Now Category 5 Iota is following a similar path and...
One of the worst disasters of 2020
Life was already hard enough in Guatemala — one of the poorest countries in Central America. Terrible droughts have plagued Guatemalans for decades. The coronavirus pandemic pushed families deeper into poverty. And now Hurricane Eta has washed away homes and...
Responding to Hurricane Eta, on the ground and in the air
The village of Piedra Blanca in Guatemala had been completely cut off from civilization. Landslides and flooding caused by Hurricane Eta had washed away roads and any hope of receiving help. Families have no power. No food. No water. But that’s when help provided by...
Now comes the hard part …
Central America is eerily quiet today compared to how loud it was last week during Hurricane Eta’s howling winds and pouring rains. “I think the river is going to burst,” our Guatemala partner said Thursday night. “You won’t believe the noise it’s making. The whole...
Things have gotten worse in Nicaragua …
Since yesterday, things have definitely gotten worse in Nicaragua. As Hurricane Eta moved inland, it began ripping apart everything in its path. While locals were shooting the video below to show how the wind had peeled the roof of a building, the entire brick...
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