Recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile highlight the vulnerabilities of urban developments. Humanity is increasingly concentrated in environmentally fragile cities, like Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, and Concepcion, Chile’s second city. One result is that more and more people—especially the urban poor—are left homeless after disaster strikes. In the Amarateca Valley in central Honduras, relief organizations have […]
Haiti has experienced yet another earthquake today of a 6.0 magnitude, making it even more difficult to distribute poorly needed aid to that country. The Honduran government has donated to the Republic of Haiti two million lempiras to mitigate existing needs following the devastating earthquake that recently hit the nation. Funds will be channeled by […]
Honduras Rotary Clubs are taking aid to Haiti, in collaboration with Central America’s thousands of Rotaries, for which the second charter flight, sponsored by the organization’s representation in Tocoa, Colon, Honduras will arrive today at the Las Americas International Airport. The contingent is taking up to 15 tons of food, water, medicine and other essential […]