Informes

POBLACION DEBE MANTENERSE ALERTA La Comisión Nacional de Emergencia (CNE), hace un llamado a la población en general para que se mantenga alerta, pues las lluvias continuarán afectando el país en diversos puntos, generando inundaciones y deslizamientos de variable magnitud,…

Hurricane Mitch, which caused extensive damages and human suffering one week ago throughout areas of central America, has been downgraded to a severe tropical storm. However, Tropical Storm Mitch continues to cause even greater destruction than the hurricane due to…

Contact: Cynthia Glocker, CARE USA Public Relations Date: November 3, 1998 Telephone: 404-681-2552, ext. 453 What: In the wake of Hurricane Mitch, CARE estimates 2.5 million people are affected by extreme rains, flooding and mud slides. CARE is concentrating its relief programs in…

PRESS RELEASE Guatemala/Geneva, 2 November 1998 -- As tropical storm Mitch continues to cause severe damage throughout Central America, the needs for emergency assistance are growing dramatically. To supply the victims with food, clothing, shelter, medicine and clean drinking water,…

Comunicado de Prensa No. 12 Noviembre 01, 1998 16:00 Horas C.O.E. VALORARA SITUACION El Centro de Operaciones para Emergencias (COE) de la Comisión Nacional de Emergencia, valorará mañana lunes durante una sesión de trabajo, las acciones emprendidas por las diferentes entidades…

INFORME PRELIMINAR : TORMENTA TROPICAL MITCH (EL DIA 31 DE OCTUBRE 1998 MANTENIA LA CONDICION DE DEPRESIÓN TROPICAL) Día 1 de Noviembre de 1998 COMISION NACIONAL DE EMERGENCIA DIRECCION DE GESTION DE DESASTRES CENTRO DE INFORMACION Y ANALISIS EMERGENCIA POR FUERTES LLUVIAS EN…

The storm has devastated almost all Central America. On its new way towards inland and the Pacific coasts, Mitch has also badly hit El Salvador. Latest reports indicate that almost all the roads connecting the Central American countries are…

Ref. OCHAGVA - 98/0336 CENTRAL AMERICA - HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM MITCH HONDURAS, NICARAGUA OCHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 6 31 OCTOBER 1998 Data on the emergency situation in Central America related to hurricane/tropical storm Mitch is continuously being up-dated as assessments are carried out. Below follows…

IP/98/950 Brussels, 30 October 1998 The European Commission has cleared humanitarian aid worth ECU 4 million for victims of the El Niño phenomenon in Peru and Ecuador. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable non-governmental organisations…

By Fiona Ortiz SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Mitch, its winds weakened to 50 miles an hour (80 kph) on Friday, unleashed a new round of killer floods and mudslides that consumed homes, businesses and…