Gamma leaves 32 dead in Honduras

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Tuesday, 22 November

2005, 11:51 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gamma

leaves 32 dead in Honduras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The storm forced

thousands to evacuate their homes in Honduras

 

 

 

The

death toll from Tropical Storm Gamma, which hit Central America at the weekend, has reached 32 in Honduras.

More than 25,000 people have been taken to safety, officials

said.

Emergency services are coordinating an international effort to

rescue stranded villagers and distribute relief to those who fled their

homes.

Gamma is the 24th storm in the Atlantic season - the busiest on

record. It was downgraded to a tropical depression as it headed out to the Caribbean sea.

Honduran officials fear the number of dead will rise

considerably as reports come in from areas that are cut off. A dozen people

are still missing.

Gamma battered the northern coastline of the country with winds

of about 45 mph (72km/h), causing flooding and mudslides that destroyed

thousands of homes.

Floods also washed away bridges, highways and government

buildings in Honduras.

Gamma left three dead in neighbouring Belize, where a

private plane crashed because of the bad weather associated to the storm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4456758.stm

 

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