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"Exactly. David castillo is bent for having me. This -nificant of the murder is is huge right. This is the first case since the coup d'etat. That has been brought to justice. That has been hurt publicly. Not just by endurance but by the international community and it's also a testament to the rescind organizing against the coup that coping has led that better had led right And france the the senate organization on the have lead against the coup government and particularly wonderland under so it gives us a glimmer of hope bed at the time of sentencing in a month or so we might see some real justice in that sentence itself. So an also. There's a little hope that the family will brought to justice as well as they are the owners of this our corporation so we'll see if they'll face their death in court so this is the first time in twelve years that we seen any kind of justice on buddha's and you know the attorney said this yesterday in the press conference. The court had all the evidence they needed to try this case in may of twenty sixteen three months after the murder of bertha cassidy's but it took them almost five years to bring mr justice and was really due to that organizing on the ground that mobilize international community including actors from hollywood and other famous people. Speaking out about this internationally. So you know my props to cocaine and organizing on the ground. Well professor professor jabor wanted to ask you. You mentioned the family. Most people here in the united states have never heard of it. Could you talk about the family's role with desa and what links them what evidence links them possibly a to involvement in the killing of picasso and also the other elite families of honduras they fared since two thousand nine cool so the elite families. Someone who'd as you know. Think that thorough so like a salvador what am are small countries. there's maybe twenty twenty two families and endurance who own the country basically They have corporations they. The -cation miami. Their sons and daughters study in the united states. Right they live this very posh life and they were definitely opposed to Miscellaneous government and honduras in two thousand and nine. Potentially joining the pink tide was known back then and they were know concerned right about on dude as potentially becoming a socialist country and so these families includes with the nationalist party. Some of them were from the liberal party executed the coup the time so the attala family That alyssa black family is one of these families. many of these arabic families came to honduras in the early nineteen hundreds In have now become part of the and you know they own the supper and it hit because they They hired know former army. Military trained folks like a steel mahia. Right david casteel who graduated from west point in two thousand and four and a specialist and intelligence and counter intelligence what the case demonstrated was this really sinister way which betta cassius was being followed in you know he pretended to be friends with her called her all the time to kind of connect with her and then at other times threatened her. And so you know. Better setted many times to Some of her allies. Who ended up testifying in this case that you know this guy is is following me and tracking me and this guy is going to try and kill me and in terms of the us role in honduras. Since the coup clearly cool occurred against melts of celaya during the The obama administration with hillary clinton as secretary of state. And what's been the role of the united states. Since then i like to think about the united states on and this is what i do in my book by looking back over one hundred fifty years of us involvement in honduras and in the region of central america. I'd like to think of the united states. Never leaving on dudas you know the cold war Sort of ended with a peace accords. If some people say you know Honduras has always been a geopolitical area for the united states and certainly in two thousand and nine when nelson silence was allied with or chavis. And you know supporting cuba entering the s if you will remember that conversation You know this was very threatening to hillary. Clinton hillary clinton who is a disciple of kissing her who many people credit with the dirty war in south america right so so there was all these sort of cold war people within the democratic party that executed the coup time to the nine. Of course the obama administration refused to call it a coup. If you will remember your reporting role in that moment was really key because you know it was only independent media that was calling the coup into an nine a coup d'etat effectively and it wasn't until two thousand and eleven weekly wikileaks. Sort of released cables from the us embassy in honduras at the time of the coup that the administration had to admit it was they called it a diplomatic coup but honduran people knew that it was a violent coup a coup that you know over two thousand people were killed a over four thousand people civil rights violated at the time You know and then you had the death of of the key. Kronos transform transforming activists of the day of the coup soviet woody or and many many more since then and better gossip as was someone that you know called out the hillary clinton and the obama administration constantly and tried to let us know right that that this is a historic role that under us that served the united states in on dude house right. That buddhist was geopolitical and she used to say on. New dance is a laboratory for what the us wants to do in other countries. Not just in. Latin america and affectively. We've seen that since they're so The the role in in in the us and the recent critical is because it has been a role of extractivism of racial capitalism. If you look at the history of the united for company right one hundred years free work on were given land for free. There were concessions of land in the north coast. That then they sold when they left on dudas just after hurricane mitch When they began to sell pieces of that land to national growers and other latin american growers from brazil or nicaragua. And what's interesting about. This is that when kamala harris decides to come to what the my line talk about migration the companies that should bring with one of them is nestle corporation which we know is just as problematic because the united for company in other parts of africa and asia right so that the us state department has had an extractive role a role that has never been about respecting the sovereignty of under or other central american nations. And and this is more of the same right. We're seeing more of the same. So when i say i'd credit this win. To bean and local organizers. Look it's really important. Because it shows agent and see and determinism and and despite against all odds i mean most of those people working on the bertha custody case have protective orders because they have received death threats or this. They received death threats for the work that they do and the attorneys the family and we should mention another big news coming in honduras inter-american court of human rights declared that the state was responsible for killing the trans woman vacate hernandez's who you mentioned professor portfolio That happened the night of the two thousand nine coup and go back to our coverage democracy now dot org when one who also work with the new york daily news and daily news board meeting questioned hillary clinton about her support of the coup We're gonna end. With the words of tacoma days herself she was assassinated a year after she won the goldman environmental prize for her work protecting indigenous communities and for her environmental justice campaign against that massive dam on the stay sacred guac car gave river. This is berto speaking in two thousand fifteen in with rascals yoenis our world views we are beings who come from near from the water and from corn the link people are in sestriere guardians of the rivers in turn protected by the spirits of young girls who teach us that giving our lives in various ways so they use for the protection of the rivers is giving our lives for the well-being in coping of humanity and of this planet the great environmentalist. Burt cassidy's receiving goldman environmental prize. In two thousand fifteen in two thousand sixteen she was assassinated in her own home in last month's honduras this weekend monday David castillo was one of those found guilty of her murder. We want also thanks. The partido the honduran scholar and associate professor pitzer college author of the new book roots of resistance the story of gender race and labor on the north coast of doris. When we come back we air the explosive video from greenpeace of exxon lobbyists speaking in their own words about the oil giants secretive efforts to block climate action on capitol hill and what senators and congress members. They've captured stay with us up in contra.
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"hurricane mitch" Discussed on TIME's Top Stories
"The start of hurricane season brings anxieties to central america. Still reeling from last year's disasters by l. hundred vilagarcia tuesday was the first day of the atlantic hurricane but across swaths of central america. Thousands of people still haven't recovered from the last one last november back to back hurricanes pummeled millions of people across the region destroying infrastructure in cropland and leveling thousands of homes in regions of honduras and nicaragua many of those displaced by hurricanes. Ada and i owed category four storms. That hit within two weeks of each other in november are still living in fragile temporary shelters contending with a spike in covid nineteen cases and associated deaths in a region where less than one percent of the population has been vaccinated against the virus and unfinished recovery. Efforts from the last disaster have made communities they are more vulnerable to what may be coming. Next for instance rivers around san pedro sula in honduras flooded their banks during the november hurricanes and in many cases water control systems haven't been restored that means even a smaller rainfall event could much more easily unleashed disastrous flooding. Again and more rain is almost certainly on. its way. Forecasters are predicting an above average hurricane season this year with between thirteen and twenty named storms potentially forming last year a record breaking hurricane season saw thirty named storms in the atlantic the most ever in the fifth consecutive year of above average hurricane activity climate change may at least partly account for that trend over the past years the surface temperatures in the north atlantic ocean have risen a phenomenon linked to climate change and humanities emissions of greenhouse gases warmer waters tend to form storms with higher wind speeds and more rainfall a trend that is likely to become more pronounced as the climate continues to grow warmer incoming years people living in the path of hurricanes and other powerful storms strong enough to merit naming by the meteorological authorities have seen the effects of those climate forces. Firsthand and in some cases have also suffered from a lack of local environmental mitigation measures. Which could perhaps have lessened the severity of the disaster. In honduras for instance massive deforestation has left many areas in the mountainous country. More vulnerable to flooding and landslides. Climate refugees may soon be on their way with observers predicting that the new devastation unseen since hurricane mitch struck on numerous and nicaragua. More than twenty years ago may bring tides of migrants to wealthier countries like the united states adaptation strategies may be able to lessen some of the blows early warning systems and nicaragua for instance enable local authorities to begin evacuating vulnerable areas days. Before last november's hurricanes made landfall and the country reported just a fraction of the fatalities that resulted from a previous major hurricane about a decade earlier. Experts have suggested that homes be moved away from hillsides that could collapse in rainstorms and that local populations should be relocated away from low lying. Coastal areas also proposed would be to switch crops in flood prone areas to more resistant species. Rice for example could survive flooding while native. Maze cannot but those initiatives have always been at the top of the agenda in regions beset by debt and widespread poverty. In the meantime relief organizations are already planning for this new world of climate worsened disasters. The international red cross for instance said in its twenty twenty one global plan that climate change has prompted an urgent need to scale up. Humanitarian work to meet unprecedented needs with the organization attempting to triple the size of its emergency disaster relief fund in the next four years at project. Hope relief organizers say that a warming climate is having a substantial effect on their work with the organization expanding its emergency response teams and recruiting more volunteers in order to deploy two multiple disasters at a time both the scale and the frequency of disasters that we're responding to our like nothing we've seen in our past says project hope america's regional director andrea don sosa. It's not only anticipated. It's been happening..
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"hurricane mitch" Discussed on KQED Radio
"He said any number of factors could be the breaking point. We know people who have lost their jobs because you know the restaurant they work was underwater. I know people lost jobs because the owner of the restaurant died of covert. All of those things combined. Your kids aren't in school. You don't have money to pay Internet to have your kids in school. John, Is there any move on the international stage to sort of step up aid or support to Honduras on Dat? I include the United States. Yeah, that's a super important question. I was down here after Hurricane Mitch. It was historic. You know, 7000 people died here. And afterwards, President Bill Clinton pumped a billion dollars into the region compared that to enter an iota. These were devastating hurricanes, but they killed fewer than 300 people in the region. So these storms haven't got nearest much international attention. As for the United States and official with U S A. I d told me they've spent $28 million on immediate aid after the storms. In just yesterday, Vice President Harris announced another $55 million for Honduras. It's part of a big package for the whole region. But Hondurans feel abandoned. I mean, literally, Audie. Every single person I've spoken to this week doesn't know when they'll be able to eat meat again. It's rice, beans and tortillas, and some only have that once a day. John. As you point out, lots of people are are leaving the country. So how is that happening? How are they getting out? You know the large caravans have stopped for the moment because Guatemala is turning them back at the border. People are under turned. I went to the border town of Korean toe where I saw migrant families who were planning to make the 1500 Mile track to the Texas border. They avoided the Guatemalan border guards by hiking into the hills to cross on these well worn paths of orange earth and the coastal heat. From there, they often didn't have a plan. This is Luis Alberto Enrique. He's a 32 year old farmer who says he's given up between the storms, the gangs and his meager crops. He's leaving with his wife and two small daughters with their peak Disney backpacks and favorite stuffed animals. They're trying to get to Houston, where he has family hospital. It's important. I heard on the news that there is cast of the US Mexico border. But I understand that they're not deporting families. Hopefully we'll get there eventually. Even if it takes us 123 months, we put ourselves in the hands of U. S laws and of God Under current U. S rules. They do turn away some immigrants under public health restrictions, But many families with small Children are being allowed to stay. That's NPR's John Burnett reporting from Honduras. Thanks, John. You bet, Audie. This'd is all things considered from NPR news at 5 18. Let's get a update on the traffic situation in Richmond. Here's Julie de Fish. Couple cars collided on eastbound eighties before Solano Avenue. It looks like they're taking up the right lane. Still, that is a crawl.
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"hurricane mitch" Discussed on KCRW
"He co founded a nonprofit called the Association for a more Just Society, which has been trying to help Honduras for the last 20 years. He said. Any number of factors could be the breaking point. We know people who have lost their jobs because you know the restaurant they work was underwater. I know people lost jobs because the owner of the restaurant died of covert. All of those things combined. Your kids aren't in school. You don't have money to pay Internet to have your kids in school. John, Is there any move on the international stage to sort of step up aid or support to Honduras on Dat? I include the United States. Yeah, that's a super important question. I was down here after Hurricane Mitch. It was historic. You know, 7000 people died here. And afterwards President Bill Clinton pumped a billion dollars into the region compared that to ETA and iota. These were devastating hurricanes, but they killed fewer than 300 people in the region. So these storms haven't gotten eras much international attention. As for the United States and official with U S A. I d told me they've spent $28 million on immediate aid. After the storms, and just yesterday, Vice President Harris announced another $55 million for Honduras. It's part of a big package for the whole region. But Hondurans feel abandoned. I mean, literally, Audie. Every single person I've spoken to this week doesn't know when they'll be able to eat meat again. It's rice, beans and tortillas, and some only have that once a day. John. As you point out, lots of people are are leaving the country. So how is that happening? How are they getting out? You know the large caravans have stopped for the moment because Guatemala is turning them back at the border. People are undeterred. I went to the border town of Korean toe where I saw migrant families who were planning to make the 1500 Mile track to the Texas border. They avoided the Guatemalan border guards by hiking into the hills to cross on these well worn paths of orange earth and the coastal heat, But from there they often didn't have a plan. This is Luis Alberto Enrique. He's a 32 year old farmer who says he's given up between the storms, the gangs and his meager crops. He's leaving with his wife and two small daughters with their peep Disney backpacks and favorite stuffed animals. They're trying to get to Houston, where he has family. Yes, And because I heard on the news that there is chaos at the US Mexico border, But I understand that they're not deporting families. Hopefully we'll get there eventually. Even if it takes us 123 months, we put ourselves in the hands of U. S laws and of God Under current U. S rules. They do turn away some immigrants under public health restrictions, But many families with small Children are being allowed to stay. That's.
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"hurricane mitch" Discussed on WNYC 93.9 FM
"Society, which has been trying to help Honduras for the last 20 years. He said. Any number of factors could be the breaking point. We know people who have lost their jobs because you know the restaurant they work was underwater. I know people lost jobs because the owner of the restaurant died of covert. All of those things combined. Your kids aren't in school. You don't have money to pay Internet to have your kids in school. John, Is there any move on the international stage to sort of step up aid or support to Honduras on Dat? I include the United States. Yeah, that's a super important question. I was down here after Hurricane Mitch. It was historic. You know, 7000 people died here. And afterwards President Bill Clinton pumped a billion dollars into the region compared that to ETA and iota. These were devastating hurricanes, but they killed fewer than 300 people in the region. So these storms haven't got nearest, much international attention. As for the United States and official with U S A. I d told me they've spent $28 million on immediate aid. After the storms, and just yesterday, Vice President Harris announced another $55 million for Honduras. It's part of a big package for the whole region. But Hondurans feel abandoned. I mean, literally, Audie. Every single person I've spoken to this week doesn't know when they'll be able to eat meat again. It's rice, beans and tortillas, and some only have that once a day. John. As you point out, lots of people are are leaving the country. So how is that happening? How are they getting out? You know the large caravans have stopped for the moment because Guatemala is turning them back at the border. People are undeterred. I went to the border town of Korean toe where I saw migrant families who were planning to make the 1500 Mile track to the Texas border. They avoided the Guatemalan border guards by hiking into the hills to cross on these well worn paths of orange earth and the coastal heat, But from there they often didn't have a plan. This is Luis Alberto Enrique. He's a 32 year old farmer who says he's given up between the storms, the gangs and his meager crops. He's leaving with his wife and two small daughters with their pink Disney backpacks and favorite stuffed animals. They're trying to get to Houston, where he has family heard on the news that there is chaos at the US Mexico border. But I understand that they're not deporting families. Hopefully, we'll get there eventually. Even if it takes us 123 months, we put ourselves in the hands of U. S laws and of God Under current U. S rules. They do turn away some immigrants under public health restrictions, But many families with small Children are being allowed to stay. That's NPR's John Burnett reporting from Honduras. Thanks, John. You bet, Audie..
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"hurricane mitch" Discussed on 90.3 KAZU
"Society, which has been trying to help Honduras for the last 20 years. He said. Any number of factors could be the breaking point. We know people who have lost their jobs because you know the restaurant they work was underwater. I know people lost jobs because the owner of the restaurant died of covert. All of those things combined. Your kids aren't in school. You don't have money to pay Internet to have your kids in school. John, Is there any move on the international stage to sort of step up aid or support to Honduras on Dat? I include the United States. Yeah, that's a super important question. I was down here after Hurricane Mitch. It was historic. You know, 7000 people died here. And afterwards President Bill Clinton pumped a billion dollars into the region compared that to ETA and iota. These were devastating hurricanes, but they killed fewer than 300 people in the region. So these storms haven't gotten eras much international attention. As for the United States and official with U S A. I d told me they've spent $28 million on immediate aid. After the storms, and just yesterday, Vice President Harris announced another $55 million for Honduras. It's part of a big package for the whole region. But Hondurans feel abandoned. I mean, literally, Audie. Every single person I've spoken to this week doesn't know when they'll be able to eat meat again. It's rice, beans and tortillas, and some only have that once a day. John. As you point out, lots of people are are leaving the country. So how is that happening? How are they getting out? You know the large caravans have stopped for the moment because Guatemala is turning them back at the border. People are undeterred. I went to the border town of Korean toe where I saw migrant families who were planning to make the 1500 Mile track to the Texas border. They avoided the Guatemalan border guards by hiking into the hills to cross on these well worn paths of orange earth and the coastal heat, But from there they often didn't have a plan. This is Luis Alberto Enrique. He's a 32 year old farmer who says he's given up between the storms, the gangs and his meager crops. He's leaving with his wife and two small daughters with their peak Disney backpacks and favorite stuffed animals. They're trying to get to Houston, where he has family. Is it because I heard on the news that there is chaos at the US Mexico border, But I understand that they're not deporting families. Hopefully we'll get there eventually. Even if it takes us 123 months, we put ourselves in the hands of U. S laws and of God Under current U. S rules. They do turn away some immigrants under public health restrictions, But many families with small Children are being allowed to stay. That's NPR's John Burnett reporting from Honduras. Thanks, John. You bet, Audie..
KCRW
"hurricane mitch" Discussed on KCRW
"The Association for a more Just Society, which has been trying to help Honduras for the last 20 years. He said. Any number of factors could be the breaking point. We know people who have lost their jobs because you know the restaurant they work was underwater. I know people lost jobs because the owner of the restaurant died of covert. All of those things combined. Your kids aren't in school. You don't have money to pay Internet to have your kids in school. John, Is there any move on the international stage to sort of step up aid or support to Honduras on Dat? I include the United States. Yeah, that's a super important question. I was down here after Hurricane Mitch. It was historic. You know, 7000 people died here. And afterwards President Bill Clinton pumped a billion dollars into the region compared that to ETA and iota. These were devastating hurricanes, but they killed fewer than 300 people in the region. So these storms haven't gotten eras much international attention. As for the United States and official with U S A. I d told me they've spent $28 million on immediate aid. After the storms, and just yesterday, Vice President Harris announced another $55 million for Honduras. It's part of a big package for the whole region. But Hondurans feel abandoned. I mean, literally, Audie. Every single person I've spoken to this week doesn't know when they'll be able to eat meat again. It's rice, beans and tortillas, and some only have that once a day. John. As you point out, lots of people are are leaving the country. So how is that happening? How are they getting out? You know the large caravans have stopped for the moment because Guatemala is turning them back at the border. People are undeterred. I went to the border town of Korean toe where I saw migrant families who were planning to make the 1500 Mile track to the Texas border. They avoided the Guatemalan border guards by hiking into the hills to cross on these well worn paths of orange earth and the coastal heat, But from there they often didn't have a plan. This is Luis Alberto Enrique. He's a 32 year old farmer who says he's given up between the storms, the gangs and his meager crops. He's leaving with his wife and two small daughters with their pink Disney backpacks and favorite stuffed animals. They're trying to get to Houston, where he has family E heard on the news that there is chaos at the US Mexico border. But I understand that they're not deporting families. Hopefully, we'll get there eventually. Even if it takes us 123 months, we put ourselves in the hands of U. S laws and of God Under current U. S rules. They do turn away some immigrants under public health restrictions, But many families with small Children are being allowed to stay. That's NPR's John Burnett reporting.
KNST AM 790
"hurricane mitch" Discussed on KNST AM 790
"Now. Donald Trump's not on YouTube. But this is And I think Let this is why the liberals? They're so afraid. Estate. They think this is going to actually happen. This was published 10 years ago long before Donald Trump so you can't lay it on Donald Trump. It's been being spread by YouTube. It's some country singer whose name Well, it's next to his name I've got here somewhere. Oh, here it is. Hurricane Mitch. It's Hurricane Mitch from November 24th, 2000 and 10. That's the source of the insurrection. For months. The Chicago Teachers union has forbidden their teachers to show up in city schools because of the Corona virus, despite the fact that schools do not contribute to the spread of the illness, according to the CDC. So lately, the Chicago Teachers union has been negotiating with screw administrators who want to begin the process of re opening the screws on a gradual basis, something other cities and states have been doing for months. But on Sunday the rank and file Democrats excuse me the rank and file union members and voted overwhelmingly to give administrators the collective middle finger. They said they would not return to the classroom. Despite an order requiring 10,000 teachers to show up this week. Chicago Mayor Laurie Lightweight is pleading with the union to return to work to no avail. Thousands of Chicagoans have been thrown out of work. Many evicted because of the shutdown. Scores of small businesses have closed their doors for good parents who can't afford to pay somebody to watch their kids are forced to remain at home. Can't go to work. Or look for work. All the while these union members have been getting their paychecks and they still refuse to go back to work. This is what your Democratic party's endless shutdowns are doing. To America, and they couldn't care less. This is exactly what they want to happen. Paid for by Asset Marketing Services LLC. 2021 marks the 35th anniversary.
The Takeaway
Hurricane Iota batters Central America
"Devastating devastating devastating devastating devastating devastating hurricanes hurricanes hurricanes hurricanes hurricanes hurricanes have have have have have have pummeled pummeled pummeled pummeled pummeled pummeled Central America on November 3rd hurricane at the first struck Nicaragua and then made its way to Honduras and Guatemala. According to the Red Cross. More than two million people in the region were affected by floods and landslides caused by the hurricane. Then this week, another hurricane Hurricane iota made landfall in Central America delivering yet another blow to the region. The two storms back to back aren't only devastating to communities in Central America, but are also complicating efforts to mitigate covert 19. Joining us now to talk about what's happening on the ground is Jeff EARNS two freelance journalist based in Honduras. Jeff Thanks for being with us For having me. So what are conditions on the ground in Honduras right now? Right now. Much of Honduras is underwater, particularly in the Northwest Sula Valley region, which is home to about two million people, and it's really the economic motor. Of the country, So the fact that so much of this area in particular is underwater is really indicative of how damaging it is. Given that roughly 40% of the GDP or more is produced in this region, but really after iota we have much more widespread damage. A lot across the whole country was a much larger storm. So just particular across the North Coast and and the West, there's still rising waters in some parts. We've lost a lot of bridges and roads and other infrastructure. There's many people are currently displaced by the flooding. The storm's first struck Nicaragua before going through Honduras and Guatemala. What were the effects in those two countries? With a to it was damaging. But it went through a pretty lowly populated area of Nicaragua. But iota was so much larger. That it really hit harder in Nicaragua, and even the winds were harder to sew. In Nicaragua. We're seeing pretty widespread damage flooding even in the capital, Managua. And south of it to Nicaragua's pretty devastated this 0.2. You've been reporting on this region in Honduras for awhile have how have the government's responded to efforts on the ground? The government's response has been heavily criticized ahead of eight actually scheduled this special holiday for that week week in in order order to to try try to to Remote Remote domestic domestic tourism tourism and and stimulate stimulate the the economy, economy, which which has has been been really really hit hit hard hard by by the the cove cove in in 19 19 pandemic, and there was a clear reticence by the government to Cancel that vacation, so they did not emit alerts or or evacuation orders, which led Tens of thousands of people in completely caught off guard being and then ended up getting trapped on the roof, some for as many as five days. And, of course, That led to two more deaths, which we really don't know how much yet because the water Has never been able to fully received from eight to before We got hit by iota, so there's really clear negligence by the government here and then in terms of responding They're completely overwhelmed by it. And they clearly unprepared and there's a real question of how they're spending. Their resource is the government just a year ago. Just from Israel. This Folks from war and yet their emergency response unit doesn't have the boats necessary to go to the healthy, strong currents that was seen from the footing in order to rescue people. Until the water gets down. The people are very upset, definitely more than ever with with the government and this could definitely lead to even more political instability than we've seen down here in the past and that political instability Could also sperm or migration out of the region. Is that right? Coming towards where? There That's the United States are moving towards Mexico or other places this people try to survive. Absolutely. There's already people organizing on social media caravans that looks like they're planning for January, most of them whether or not that materializes. There's just no doubt we're going to see it another tick in migration over the next year, particularly As Kobe 19 travel Strick Shins are eased. I took so many people already. Particularly the young people who just see no opportunity. They have no work, and now they've lost everything. They really have nothing to lose, and they see migrating as the quickest way to be able to help their families to rebuild and and recoup everything they've lost. United States government has limited at least one of the Trump administration migration from many of these countries. At the same time, it's asked many Central American countries to help it with its asylum policies. Has the U. S government sent any aid? To these countries as they struggled to deal with the blows from these hurricanes. The lack of leadership from the U. S. Following this crisis is really Shocking. There's been no word from the State Department or from the White House, other than U S aid, which is down here most recently after Iota they designated $17 million to the region. Half of which is going to Honduras and then Also the U. S. Military, based on here has been a source of rescue missions, which has definitely been very helpful. But $17 million We're talking about billions and billions of dollars in damage. And really in 1998 when Hurricane Mitch hit, which is the worst natural disaster in center America To date, it was US leadership that mobilized support from the global community. And that is completely lacking at this point. President elect Biden has expressed his concern and support for the region, so there's hope that when he takes office He will take up that traditional leadership role of the U. S. To help one of its neighbors will be watching to see how this pans out. Jeff earns two freelance reporter based in Honduras. Thanks for being with us and stay safe. Thanks for having me
The Takeaway
Iota still a threat after killing dozens in Central America
"A set of devastating hurricanes have pummeled central america on november third hurricane bertha. I struck nicaragua and then made its way through honduras in guatemala. According to the red cross more than two million people in the region were affected by floods and landslides caused by the hurricane and then this week another hurricane hurricane iota made landfall in central america delivering yet another blow to the region. The two storms back to back aren't only devastating to communities in central america but are also complicating efforts to mitigate covid nineteen joining us. Now to talk about what's happening on the ground is jeff ernst a freelance journalists base in honduras. Jeff thanks for being with us after having me. So what are conditions on the ground in honduras right now right now. Much of honduras is is underwater Particularly in the northwest soula valley region which is home to about two million people and putting the second largest in honduras and pedro soula as really the motor of of the country. So the fact that so much of this area in particular is underwater is really indicative of how damaging is given that roughly forty percent of the gdp or more is produced in this region but really After i iota we have much of a widespread damage Across the whole country was a much larger storm so just particularly crest the north coast and the west. They're still a rising waters. Some parts We've last a lot of bridges and roads and other infrastructure and as many people are currently displaced by the flooding. The storm's first struck nicaragua before going through honduras and guatemala. What were the effects in those two countries with evita it. It was damaging but it went through a pretty lowly populated area of nicaragua but iota so much larger that it really hit harder in nicaragua. And even the wins were harder to so nicaragua. We're seeing pretty widespread damage flooding even in the capital of managua and south of it so nicaragua's pretty devastated this point. You you've been reporting on This region in honduras for awhile have. How have the government's responded to effort on the ground. The the government's response has been heavily criticised ahead of eight to actually scheduled the special holiday for that week. In order to try to promote domestic tourism and and stimulate the economy which has been really hit hard by the covid nineteen pandemic and there was a clear reticence by the government to cancel that vacation and so they did not emit alerts or or evacuation orders which led to tens of thousands of people completely caught off guard been and then ended up getting trapped on the roads some for as many as five days and of course that led to more deaths which we really don't know how much yet because the water was never even able to fully recede from eight to before we got hit by iota So there's really some clear negligence by the government here and then with in terms of responding. They're they're completely overwhelmed By it and a complete clearly unprepared and missouri question of how they're spending the resources government just a year ago or just from israel this for war that really has has seen of her for country like and yet they're emergency response. Units doesn't have the votes necessary to be able to deal with the strong currents that we're seen from the flooding in order to rescue people in until the water gets down. Do people are very upset. Definitely more than ever with the government and and this could definitely to even more political instability than we've seen down here in the past and that political instability could also spur more Migration out of the region is that right coming towards A whether that's the united states are moving towards mexico or other places as people try to survive absolutely. There's already people organizing on social media caravans That looks like they're planning for january most of them Whether or not that materializes There's just no doubt. We're going to see an uptick in migration over the next year particularly as covy nineteen travel restrictions are eased You know. I talked to so many people already particularly the young people Who just see no opportunity They have no work and now they've lost everything so they really have nothing to lose And they see migrating as the quickest way to be able to help to their families to rebuild and recoup everything. They've lost the united states government. has limited at least under the trump administration migration from many of these countries at the same time it's ass many central american countries to help it with its asylum policies Has the us. Government sent any aid to these countries as they struggle to deal with the blows from these hurricanes the lack of leadership from the us Following these crisis is really shocking. There's been no word from the state department or from the white house other than us aid which is down here. Most recently after i iota they designated seventeen million dollars through the region half of which is going to honduras and then also the. Us military base. Don't here has been a source of of rescue missions which has definitely been very helpful but seventeen million dollars when we're talking about billions and billions dollars damage and really in nine hundred ninety eight when hurricane mitch hit which was the worst natural disaster in central america to date it was. Us leadership that mobilized support from the global community and that is completely lacking at this point. president-elect biden has expressed is concerned and support for the region. So there's hope that when he takes office he will take that traditional leadership role of the. Us to help one of its neighbors. I'll be watching to see how this pans out.
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