Message-ID: <363C8AAF.C85ABE02@acesag.auburn.edu> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:22:08 -0600 From: Jose Falck <mailto:jfalck@ACESAG.AUBURN.EDU> Subject: Honduras claims for help To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
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Return-Path: <mailto:owner-zamorano@majordomo.iastate.edu> Received: from majordomo.iastate.edu (majordomo.iastate.edu [129.186.1.10]) by bert.acesag.auburn.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA03506 for <mailto:jfalck@ag.auburn.edu>; Sat, 31 Oct 1998 21:26:46 -0600 (CST) Received: (from mailto:root@localhost) by majordomo.iastate.edu (8.8.2/8.8.2) id VAA24035 for zamorano-outgoing; Sat, 31 Oct 19 8 21:11:48 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <mailto:199811010311.VAA24035@majordomo.iastate.edu> X-Sender: mailto:owner-zamorano@pop-2.iastate.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0.2 Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 21:09:43 -0600 To: mailto:Zamorano@iastate.edu From: "Ian A. Zelaya" <mailto:owner-zamorano@iastate.edu> Subject: Urgent Message from the Editor Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: mailto:owner-zamorano@iastate.edu Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Ian A. Zelaya" <mailto:owner-zamorano@iastate.edu>
At this time more than 1 million people are homeless by Hurricane Mitch. I don't know where to start but before phones and internet fail, let me relate you what happened in our country. Maybe at this moment only 20% of the telephone system is functioning. Potable water system is functioning in maybe 20% of the country. In a couple of days more things will only get worse because the govt. won't be able to control the water levels flowing through the dams and will be out of control. Electricity is working at 25 % of its capacity with no way to rebuild the infrasrtucture.
More than 70,000 homes were destroyed. One million people are homeless, and all shelters, stadiums, and public facilities are full Probably at this moment at least 5000 peoples are in a treetops of for protection.
Fifty big bridges are totally destroyed and maybe more than 200 small bridges are totally out. At this moment more than 100 people have died, but the figure will probably rise because it is difficult get up to date information. In other words I guess our country is bancrupt and 65 % of it's business production is damaged.
People, government, and also international aid can feed the victims for the next 7 days. All bridges in Tegucigalpa are out. It can't get much worst than this. Please advise all a HTW suscribers that we are publishing this week's edition but the Post Office can't guarantee int'l delivery. Mario Gutierrez Jr. from HTW went from San Pedro Sula to the north coast with SERG KOVALENSKY from Washington Post, and since yesterday they have tried to return to Tegucigalpa by rounding the Yojoa Lake in Santa Barbara. Since 11.15 am of yesterday I havent any news. Please pass on all this information to the world, and incude this in our internet edition.
Best regards,
Mario Gutierrez Minera Editor
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