Essay Archive - The Aftermath of Hurricane Mitch
The Aftermath of Hurricane Mitch
Americans eager to help. Just days after Hurricane Mitch devastated
Honduras and its Central American neighbors, U.S. citizens began calling
the Honduran Consulate in Washington, D.C., asking how to adopt children
orphaned by the storm.
Beyond the confines of the airport, life becomes even more chaotic.
Roads are choked with automobiles and trucks struggling to navigate through
a city which lost 10 of its 12 bridges to the storm. The air is rank with
exhaust and from the clouds of dried mud kicked up by the traffic. Many
pedestrians wear masks across thei....
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