Rapports

Ref:GVA/99/0159 Honduras Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 2 24 September 1999 Approximately 50,000 requested to evacuate in the northwestern part of Honduras 1. As heavy rains continue to fall over Honduras, more vulnerable communities are being flooded and /or isolated, particularly in…

Cynthia Long, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org As Hurricane Floyd deluged the East Coast of the United States, torrential rains in Central America caused flooding and mudslides that killed at least 17 people, damaged roads, and destroyed hundreds of homes. In Honduras…

Incessant rains have affected Honduran territory, forcing more than 1,500 people to evacuate, killing four people, destroying 31 houses and seven bridges, and leaving roads damaged. Honduran President Carlos Flores declared a state of emergency Saturday night for the Central…

Ref/GVA/99/0151 Date:21/09/99 Honduras Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 21 September 1999 General Situation 1. Heavy rains have continued to fall over Honduras during the last couple of days causing floods and landslides that have affected 7 Departments (Olancho, Progreso, Tela, Cortez, Copan, El Paraiso,…

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (Reuters) - Flooding and mudslides caused by days of torrential rains have killed eight people, damaged roads and destroyed homes in northern Honduras, officials said Sunday. The same rains have caused widespread damage and evacuations elsewhere in the region,…

CP-167/99 CONSULTAS: Prensa: Christina MacCulloch (202) 623-1718 Christinam@iadb.org Información p=FAblica: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org Financiarán inversiones para mejorar servicios sociales afectados por el Mitch El presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Enrique V. Iglesias y la secretaria de Estado de Finanzas de Honduras Gabriela…

CONTACT: Kerry Hodges (410) 625-2220, ext. 3203 khodges@catholicrelief.org Baltimore, September 14, 1999 - Thirteen dioceses in Texas and one in Oklahoma have formed a unique partnership with Catholic Relief Services to assist victims of Hurricane Mitch. Through an initiative conceived…

Normal to above-normal rains have been reported for cereal and bean crops during the first season of 1999/2000. Harvesting began in August in main producing areas in the west (Santa Rosa de Copán) and centre-east (Danli). Despite favourable rains,…

The people of Sabanagrande in Central Honduras had a good reason to celebrate and so they did. A band played the traditional "ranchera" music and people feasted on a local delicacy called rosquilla, a hard and salted version of…

PR-152/99 DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Press: Daniel Drosdoff (202) 623-2407 Danieldr@iadb.org Public Information: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org Resources to protect and improve delivery of social services during reconstruction The Inter-American Development Bank today announced the approval of a $30 million soft loan to Honduras…