After the flood

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It is known that 7,000 Hondurans were killed by Hurricane Mitch, and a further 11,000 are still missing. Some 2 million people are homeless or have been seriously affected by the hurricane in some other way. Roads, bridges, ports and airports have been destroyed. Hondurans are showing great determination and solidarity in the face of this devastation, especially as international aid has arrived only slowly. Leading personalities have been encouraging people to work together and to not rely on outside assistance, and university students have set up work groups.

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From out of the mud, nations rebuild

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Rebuilding work is now underway in Honduras, where many communities were devastated by Hurricane Mitch in late Oct and early Nov 1998. Similar work is being undertaken in other Central American countries affected by the hurricane. The Dept for International Development has carried out surveys, and British civil engineers will be involved in reconstruction work. Assistance is also being offered by US marines and American navy engineers. However, ordinary people still face significant challenges, including food shortages and disease.

Legislative Bodies, Public Works & Transportation, Disaster relief

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Hand-me-down lives of El Meech victims

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There are still 500,000 Hondurans who remain homeless following Hurricane Mitch, which struck at the end of Oct 1998 and caused widespread devastation. The government has so far done very little to help these people, even though it has acknowledged that there is a danger that some will attempt to return to dangerous riverside areas. The homeless are living in cramped, sparse conditions, and resent the fact that they are having to rely heavily on outside assistance. They would rather work and rebuild their own homes.

National Government, Public Administration, Homeless persons

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