The lack of a harvest coming on top of sky-high food prices has intensified the desperation and need for international aid. United Nations agencies and their NGO partners have appealed for more than $17 million over the next six months to provide aid to those affected by the flooding. These funds would provide food, shelter, health care, water and sanitation, as well as supporting emergency logistics and early recovery projects.
“Living conditions for some of the most vulnerable communities will remain precarious for several months,” warned the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Failure to intervene with assistance could lead to extreme poverty and worsening malnutrition.”
Heavy rains triggered by a tropical depression earlier this month caused rivers to swell and spurred on the relentless flooding. Severe damage has been inflicted on infrastructure, and while the central and western regions of Honduras were affected, those in the north were hardest hit. Some Compassion-assisted child development centers were affected by the flooding, and the children in those centers were evacuated.
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