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All of Central America:
As of 12/3, reports confirm death toll near 9,071, as of 12/28, est 3 billion dollars damage
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Honduras:
800,000 homes damaged with 5,657 killed & 12,272 injured. 8,058 people are still missing as of 12/3, most people are out of work due to crops being destroyed, specifically bananas. 1.4 million have been left homeless by Mitch. As of 12/11, est financial losses in Honduras amount to 1.2 billion, international help has pledged 1 billion. 1 million are still homeless.
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Guanaja, Roatan, Utila:
Island of Guanaja nearly 75% destroyed, no relief to this area as of 10/30. Other islands hit hard, total killed so far for all of Honduras & surrounding countries is approx 99 as of 10/29.
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Puerto Cortes:
From here & east thousands are missing as of 10/30, medicine is in short supply.
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Santa Rosa de Aguan:
27 dead & rivers are all overflowing as of 10/30.
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Comayagua:
On south end of mountains town disappeared in flood waters.
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Tegucigalpa:
The capital reports 35 inches of rain. One major bridge collapses, homes sliding down mountains.
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Nicaragua:
As of 11/25, 3,045 dead & 36,000 homes either destroyed or damaged, 41,420 left homeless, 29 bridges destroyed.
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El Porvenir:
134 of the 600 residents have survived as of 12/28, more than 2,000 died in the mountains near here.
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Matagalpa:
Hundreds killed here as of 11/1 due to mudslides.
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Managua:
2 police officers killed in rescue attempt in flood waters.
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Posoltega:
11/1 most deaths occurred here due to mudslides.
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Guatemala & El Salvador:
11/1 several hundred killed so far as of 11/13.
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The Fantome 4 mast ship:
As of 11/12 the ship is considered sunk south of the Island of Roatan. The last transmission was at 5:30PM Oct. 27th, at the time Mitch was just NE of Roatan. 31 people are presumed dead & several lawsuits have been filed against the owners of the Fantome (Windjammer) claiming the ship should have stayed in port & not jeopardized the crew.
Stats
282 ft long x 40 ft wide
676 tons
Max capacity 128
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Aerial Survey:
12/9, the Pentagon using OC-135B observation planes will fly over Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador & Belize. The plane will use high resolution cameras to chart changes of the landscape caused by hurricane Mitch.
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Florida:
Lowest pressure in Florida 29.37in south central Florida.
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Monroe, Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties:
37,000 without power as of 6PM 11/5. Also 10 total tornadoes.
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Key Largo area:
7, most F1s, one being a clockwise spin touched down injuring 22 people at 7PM 11/4.
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Boynton Beach, Florida:
1 reported tornado touchdown around 8PM.
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Pompano Beach, Florida:
Total rainfall from Mitch here 10 1/2 inches.
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Please donate to the red cross for victims of the Caribbean islands & Central America by calling 1-800-Help Now.
These areas desperately need your help!