Guatemala Red Cross response to hurricane Stan (2005)

During the 2005 hurricanes season in Central America, the most destructive hurricane was Stan, cyclone number 18 of the season. Although it reached only category 1, it left a trail of death and destruction in its wake. The storm caused flooding and mudslides in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. The entire Central American isthmus suffered the effects of the hurricane in one way or another.

The damages caused by Hurricane Stan in Guatemala are now estimated to have surpassed those caused by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, as entire communities were engulfed by landslides. The statistics show that in Guatemala, more than 669 deaths have resulted from Hurricane Stan, while 268 deaths were reported with Hurricane Mitch. The rains from Hurricane Stan caused flooding and landslides in Guatemala, affecting some 1,500,000 people in the departments of Santa Rosa, Jutiapa, Sacatepéquez, Escuintla, Chimaltenango, Quetzaltenango, Sololá, San Marcos, Totonicapán, Retalhuleu, Suchitepéquez and Huehuetenango. The Mayan villages of Panabaj and Tzanchaj, on the shores of Lake Atitlan, an area popular with Western tourists, were particularly hard hit. A total of 1,400 people were confirmed missing and are presumed dead. In addition, crops of sugar cane in the coastal areas and maize and beans were wiped out or damaged, putting livelihoods at risk.

More information: http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/response/hurricane_season/index.asp

Year. 2005
Duration: 3 minutes 468 seconds

Huracán Stan: la respuesta de la Cruz Roja Guatemalteca (2005)

Para Centroamérica, el huracán mas dañino de 2005 fue Stan, el sistema ciclónico número 18 de la temporada. Aunque sólo llego a ser de categoría 1, a su paso dejo una estela de muerte y destrucción. La tormenta provocó inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra en Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, México y Nicaragua. Todo el istmo centroamericano sufrió de una manera u otra su impacto.

La Cruz Roja Guatemalteca, que participó en la operación de emergencia desde el comienzo, envió 25 vuelos de socorro a las zonas más afectadas de los departamentos de Coatepeque, Tecún Umán, Tejuela, Mazatenango y Retaluelo. Según cifras oficiales hubo 669 muertos y se estima que otras 1.400 personas perecieron en las diversas comunidades enterradas por el alud de barro. Además, hay millares de personas sin hogar. Los voluntarios de la Cruz Roja centraron su actividad en la distribución de alimentos, agua y suministros de socorro.

Más información: http://www.ifrc.org/sp/what/disasters/response/hurricane_season/index.asp

Año: 2005
Duración: 3 minutos 48 segundos

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[chino223]

this what happen that year. Now it happen in 2010 volcano erusion and earthquests.

It really really sad

[323puppet]

really sad