In Honduras, 279,000 people are currently affected by the floods and 33 have died as a result. Over 2,200 homes were completely destroyed with an additional 11,000 houses damaged by the floods. Several thousands have taken refuge in emergency shelters as all but one of the country’s 18 state departments have been flooded and 40% […]
Humanitarian aid workers responding to devastating flooding in Honduras have received assistance from space, with satellite images of affected areas provided rapidly following activation of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced and 33 lives have been claimed by floods and landslides brought on by a […]
The U.S. military has sent a task force to Honduras to help with one of the problems created by the recent disastrous flooding and landslides: a lack of drinkable water. Joint Task Force Bravo, with troops dispatched from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, put together an emergency filtration system for a community near La Paz. […]
Being a small Central American country, Honduras knew the Olympic tournament was going to be difficult. But after upsetting Mexico in the CONCACAF qualification tournament, they would’ve hoped things went a little better than they did. Three games. Three losses. Fives goals against. Zero goals for. Of course, they did face a tough group, consisting […]
The civil aviation director in Honduras has disappeared after authorities accused him of issuing pilot licences without those involved being tested. Guillermo Seamann allegedly issued a total of 39 certificates to pilots and mechanics from Venezuela and Peru. Authorities said the applicants never came to Honduras but used local lawyers to obtain the licences. An […]