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| Honduras Flooding: Flooding from Hurricane Mitch, Honduras.
This shot shows the inundated floodplain of the Rio Aguan on the
northern coast of Honduras. The city of Trujillo is along the
coast under the "hook" of Punta Caxinas, and the city of
Tocoa is at the edge of the floodplain near where it begins to
broaden where a small but visible tributary comes into the south of
the main course of the river. In a report dated Friday, November 6,
1998, a missionary living in the city of Trujillo reported (via email
before her batteries ran out) that the military was confiscating food
aid that had been delivered, and it has been difficult to confirm her
story or get additional information about this problem. On November
9, the road between Trujillo and Tocoa was reopened, allowing ground
transport of medical supplies. Tocoa is one of seven regional
centers that were the focus of deliveries of medicines, medical
supplies and equipment, emergency shelters, and water and sanitation
supplies by Doctors without Borders. Honduras-wide, CARE estimated
that half the country was under water, and death tolls from the
Hurricane exceeded 5,000. On-line references used in the above
caption are available at the following websites: |
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