Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I took a look at your strong work. My thoughts were on the herculean task of moving these economies closer to first world capabilities. Better infrastructure gets you to better outcomes. Even with catastrophic failure at all levels in Texas recently most people are back to normal after 3-4 days. I applaud your decades of support and outreach to those most impoverished in the highlands. On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 10:52 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > PESO: > > These are the slides I'm scanning now. I got to Honduras 2 days after > Mitch hit and was there for two weeks. I have over 5000 slides, most of > which have never been scanned before. > > On October 29th, Hurricane Mitch made landfall in Honduras. The storm > killed over 7000 people in Honduras alone, over 11,000 in all of Central > America. In Tegucigalpa, the Choluteca River was dammed up by debris and > water rose to the 3rd story of the buildings downtown. Whole neighborhoods > slid into the river. I was there to document the effect on the people and > to raise money for relief efforts. The second-deadliest Atlantic hurricane > on record affected everyone in Honduras and many have never recovered from > the devastation. > > https://pbase.com/tinamanley/mitch&page=all > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > < > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com