Topic: Storm strikes Guatemala
Article 1: United States
Storm kills 18 in Central America
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/30/storm-kills-6-in-el-salvador/?hpt=T2
According to CNN’s report on the storm that him Central America 12 people were said to be killed and left 22 missing in Guatemala, and 6 have died in El Salvador due to the rains from the tropical storm Agatha. The highest warning level was triggered (red alert) which shut down many schools and evacuated many affected areas, where around 100 families have been said to be placed in shelters. In Guatemala the storm forced the evacuation of around 61,000 people and damaged around 3.500 homes according to the nation’s emergency office on Sunday. Civilians living Guatemala have said that the rain has stopped and the sun is coming out.
Article 2: United Kingdom
Ash-Covered Guatemala Lashed by Storm
The heavy rain that has affected Guatemala has been blamed for the deaths of 12 people. The people of Guatemala have encountered the ash from the erupting volcano as well as the storm creating a double disaster. The tropical storm Agatha has affected Guatemala only three days after the eruption of the Pacaya volcano. The authorities have said that the rain might mix with the ash creating some type of cement-mud that could jeopardize the evacuation routes placed for the civilians. Cesar George of Guatemala’s meteorological institute has declared that the rain they got in over 30 hours was about the amount they would have gotten within a month.
Article 3: Middle East
Deadly storm strikes Guatemala
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/05/20105303472434747.html
The powerful tropical storm that stuck Guatemala brought torrential rains that have added to the damage also created by an erupting volcano not long ago. The tropical storm Agatha has killed 12 people and left around 11 people missing. The rain, mudslides and floods forced around 3,000 people to flee their homes. The ash from the Pacaya volcano that covered most of Guatemala City with ash has forced the closure of the capital’s international airport. It is said that the storm is expected to dump at least 75cm of rain on Guatemala, south-eastern Mexico as well as El Salvador.
Reflection
The Guatemalan government has done a good job evacuating most of the victims of the storm. This disturbance will defiantly occur again due to the storm seasons happening now around Central America. I’ve never witnessed this much rain in Guatemala in the 4 years I have lived there so possibly throughout the years the rain with continue to grow in quantity and could create more damage. But the timing of the Volcano and the Storm has created a much bigger crisis in Guatemala and the other parts of Central America
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