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Hurricanes in Nicaragua left about half a million people with limited access to drinking water

MANAGUA / PANAMA CITY, March 11 .- Almost four months after the passing of powerful hurricanes Eta and Iota in Nicaragua, about 500,000 people including many children are still affected by limited access to water, hygiene and sanitation facilities in the Northern Caribbean Coast, said today UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean,…

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Water Sanitation
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Humanitarian response to hurricanes Eta and Iota one of the most challenging faced by Central America in decades

One month after hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Central America and Colombia, affecting more than 7.5 million people, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that millions are still in need of immediate humanitarian support in what has become one of the most challenging disasters faced by the region in recent…

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HURRICANE ETA: CONCERNS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN

Pedro Pérez, Country Director Interim of Plan International Nicaragua, said: “Although a full picture of the damage caused by Hurricane Eta is still unfolding, we are concerned for the welfare of thousands of children whose homes may have been destroyed, or are in urgent need of basic supplies such as food and clean water. “Plan International Nicaragua…

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Water Sanitation
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Another Disaster Looms for Children in the Path of Hurricane Iota in Nicaragua and Honduras

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (November 16, 2020) – Hundreds of thousands of children in Nicaragua and Honduras may be in the path of Hurricane Iota just two weeks after Hurricane Eta battered the same region, impacting over two million people and leaving children without food, shelter and an education, Save the Children warns. Hurricane Iota is scheduled to make…

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Hurricane Iota

On the afternoon of Sunday, November 15, 2020, the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology -INSIVUMEH of the Government of Guatemala, has reported that IOTA has been strengthened to Category two Hurricane. IOTA has reached wind speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour, which give it category 2 on the Saffir Simpson scale,…

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