The Aftermath Of Hurricane Mitch
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Americans eager to help. Just days after Hurricane Mitch devastated
Honduras and its Central American neighbors, U.S. citizens began calling
the Honduran Consulate in Washington, D.C., asking how to adopt children
orphaned by the storm.
Beyond the confines of the airport, life becomes even ....
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.... gutted businesses and the
river in a desperate attempt to wash and salvage their goods.
A muddy valley runs past the Central Prison, where some of the
incarcerated swam to freedom as Mitch's floodwaters rose and propelled them
over the walls. Hundreds of homes, streets, and businesses were washed away,
and those that remained standing found themselves anchored beneath several
feet of mud and debris.
In some places, the stench is overpowering. The smell from
intermingled gar ....
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