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120,000 people were made homeless by the devastating mudslides in Guatemala. However the crisis was given little attention after the South Asia earthquake struck hours later. The food crisis in Southern Africa continues to get steadily worse, yet disappeared from…
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A break in the bad weather in areas of Guatemala hit by floods and mudslides after Tropical Storm Stan allowed new air surveys of inundated areas. Those reports suggest that damage from a storm that affected an estimated 3.5…
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CAFOD's Debbie Wainwright reports from Panajab in Central Guatemala, where survivors of Hurricane Stan are struggling to piece their lives back together Walking around what is left of the village of Panajab in central Guatemala, it is impossible to believe…
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Más de Q15 millones serán otorgados para auxiliar a las comunidades damnificadas, y están en trámite Q23 millones más. Ayer al mediodía arribó al país el secretario de Comercio de Estados Unidos, Carlos Gutiérrez, quien además visitó la Coordinadora Nacional para…
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October 17, 2005, Baltimore, MD Las fuertes lluvias, inundaciones y deslaves ocasionados por el Huracán Stan en las últimas dos semanas han destruido la producción de alimentos en Centro América. La magnitud de los daños ha generado preocupación en el…
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"I'm actually buying some medicines now," said Juan Luis Vásquez, the Administrative Coordinator of the Association for Education and Development (ASEDE), as AFSC reached him by cell phone in Guatemala. "The people in the shelter in Puerto San José are…
Guatemala
Ref: 2005/0173 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Floods and Mudslides - Guatemala 16 October 2005 This Situation Report is based on information provided by the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Guatemala and CONRED (National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction). Situation 1. …
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By Eduardo Garcia PANABAJ, Guatemala, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Doctors fear that overcrowding and septic water could lead to a rash of illness among survivors of a landslide that swept away their Maya Indian village this month. Thousands of people from…
Guatemala
En conversación telefónica con el presidente Berger, el gobernante estadounidense ratificó su voluntad de contribuir a superar las consecuencias del huracán Stan. El presidente Oscar Berger recibió ayer por la mañana una llamada de su homólogo estadounidense George W. Bush, quien…
