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Stan's legacy in Guatemala

One year after hurricane Stan and the landslide that killed hundreds of people and practically destroyed Panabaj, the situation is still ambivalent for many in this Mayan Tzutuhil community in Solola. On one hand, residents decided to commemorate this first…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
NCA
Posted:
13 Oct 2006

Guatemala

One year after Stan, Guatemala needs more assistance

(New York: 10 October 2006): One year on from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Stan, the United Nations has provided assistance to more than 285,000 vulnerable people in 1,500 communities across the affected area since the beginning of the emergency. Just…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
OCHA
Posted:
10 Oct 2006

Guatemala

Guatemala survivors homeless year after mudslide

By Mica Rosenberg PANABAJ, Guatemala, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A year after a mudslide wiped out the Guatemalan village of Panabaj, killing hundreds, Maya Indians are still living in precarious camps dangerously close to the disaster site. More than 300 families…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
Reuters
Posted:
5 Oct 2006

Guatemala

Guatemala: One year after Hurricane Stan - a silent emergency

On 5th October 2005, Hurricane Stan raged across Guatemala leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Its consequences have since become one of the many silent emergencies around the world, writes WFP's Elizabeth Sagastume. One year ago, Jaime Velasquez…

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Other
Source:
WFP
Posted:
4 Oct 2006

Guatemala

Guatemala: Before the floods strike

There is no fast access to La Nueva Candelaria. At best, the journey to this remote rural community on the Guatemalan Pacific Coast is slow and tedious. The paved road ends on the outskirts of the small town of…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
IFRC
Posted:
2 Oct 2006

Guatemala

Guatemala: Un año después del huracán Stan

Guatemala se está convirtiendo en uno de los países más vulnerables del mundo ante desastres naturales La reconstrucción tras el devastador desastre del pasado año no está abordando los problemas de desforestación y pobreza Un año después de que el…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
Oxfam
Posted:
28 Sep 2006

Guatemala

Guatemala: Preparing for the worst - again

Hannu Pesonen, Guatemala There is something rather strange about the way that Rio Suchiate flows past the small riverside communities in Tecun Uman near Guatemala's Pacific coast. The river twists suddenly and makes a deep inroad into a crumbled…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
IFRC
Posted:
13 Sep 2006

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