Reports

GUATEMALA CITY/BONN, 12 October 2005 - Thirty-five United Nations Volunteers (UNV), together with Guatemalan and United Nations counterparts, are helping coordinate relief and recovery efforts following the devastation caused by tropical storm Stan. The UN Volunteers, who were working in the…

24 especialistas en desastres de la Fuerza de Tarea Humanitaria Simón Bolívar viajaron ese país (MIJ-Redacción 12-10-05) - En respuesta a una solicitud del gobierno de Guatemala, Venezuela envió 24 especialistas en desastres pertenecientes al Grupo de Tarea Regional N=FAmero 2…

MCC is appealing for $290,000 Cdn. / $250,000 U.S. to help people affected by Tropical Storm Stan, which made landfall on Oct. 4 and caused flooding, mudslides and at least 1,153 deaths in Guatemala, El Salvador and southern Mexico. As…

El presidente Berger y funcionarios de gobierno contin=FAan trabajando en el interior del país. Ayuda llega a todas las comunidades en los departamentos afectados por el huracán Stan. El presidente Oscar Berger nuevamente recorrió hoy varios municipios del suroccidente del país,…

By Catherine Bremer QUETZALTENANGO, Guatemala, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Army helicopters and aid trucks ferried food and water on Wednesday to Guatemalan highland villages where thousands are packed into shelters, their homes swallowed by mudslides last week. Service stations in the…

CIUDAD DE FUATEMALA/ BONN, 12 de octubre de 2005 - Treinta y cinco Voluntarios de las Naciones Unidas (VNU) y sus contrapartes guatemaltecas y de las Naciones Unidas, están ayudando a coordinar las actividades de socorro y recuperación tras…

Swiss humanitarian aid to the Central American regions hit by Hurricane Stan has increased to CHF 800,000. Five Swiss experts are on the scene, four in Guatemala and one in El Salvador. Besides its emergency activities, Switzerland has reinforced…

By ZACH DUNDAS Veteran Mercy Corps relief worker Graham Craft is deeply involved in the response to Tropical Storm Stan. The storm unleashed flooding and mudslides throughout Central America. In Guatemala, where Mercy Corps' long-term efforts focus on repairing social…

By Joseph Derr Rotarians in Guatemala and Mexico are collecting funds and providing direct aid to communities devastated by last week's mudslides and floods brought on by Tropical Storm Stan. In Guatemala -- where more than 650 were killed --…

Many parts of Central America have been coping with the widespread flooding and landslides generated by Hurricane Stan. El Salvador and Guatemala have been worst hit, with both governments declaring a national state of emergency. In Guatemala the UN estimates…