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NR-195/99 DIRECT INQUIRIES TO: Press: Santiago Real de Azúa (202) 623-1371 santiagor@iadb.org Public Information: (202) 623-1397 business@iadb.org Resources support reconstruction and transformation of the isthmus The Inter-American Development Bank has approved $597 million in financing for the countries of Central America that suffered…

Executive summary Natural disasters are never just about the forces of nature; they have human causes and effects. When Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America in October 1998, 15,000 people died and a million were left homeless in…

Food For Work Program Employs Over 18,000 People Despite Significant Achievements Reconstruction Is A Long-Term Effort Mercy Corps' long-term rebuilding efforts in Honduras have been concentrated in remote villages in Central Honduras where the agency has often been the first,…

Transitional Relief and First Phase Rehabilitation Special Report: Update and Focus on Regional Flooding The relief phase of the Hurricane Mitch operation is now over, however, current flooding in Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica…

In late October 1998, Hurricane Mitch hit Central America with brutal force, unleashing the worst disaster in the region in over 200 years. In Honduras and Nicaragua alone, at least 9,000 people are dead, and thousands more are missing,…

1. BACKGROUND The torrential rains that hit Honduras in mid September caused flash flooding in the towns of Juticalpa and Santa Rosa de Copán and river levels to rise throughout the country, leading to a series of emergencies in this…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0177 Honduras Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 6 13 October 1999 Red alert downgraded to yellow 1. According to the UN Resident Coordinator in Honduras, torrential rains were recorded during the first half of the week (4 to 8…

More than 100,000 people have been displaced and 70 have died as a result of heavy rains in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. Mexico is now bearing the brunt of the rains as the tropical storm moves north;…

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Liz O'Donnell TD, has annnounced grant-aid of =A3150,000 to three countries in central America to assist them in their efforts to combat the effects of natural disasters. The funding is being provided…

ROME, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The U.N.'s food aid agency warned on Friday that Central America was facing a $40 million loss of crops and a major food crisis after recent heavy rain which killed more than 70 people…