Miami, United States
The charity Daughters of Elks This Thursday in the company of Miami Mayor Francis Suárez, announced donations of supplies to those affected in Honduras during the extremely active 2020 hurricane season.
At a press conference, Mayor Suárez complained that at least “two million people in Honduras had become homeless” as a result of the cyclones that hit Central America last year.
Suárez emphasized that Daughters of Elks, whose Miami branch was founded in 1911, decided to send the donations to Hondurans, even though they have no ties to Central America.
The Honduran Brenda Betancourt, President of the Chamber of Commerce from Calle 8He explained that five containers of food, medicine and other supplies had been sent to Honduras and that the last one will be shipped before the end of the month with what they manage to collect.
Betancourt, who coordinated aid with Mayor Suárez and this charity, said donations are being collected from five fire stations in the city.
Linda Ward Stuart, member of the Daughters of ElksHe told Efe that it was a great idea to get involved with the people of Honduras in what will be the organization’s first charity this year.
Major hurricanes
The devastating Atlantic hurricane season, which ended last November, hit Central America and the countries of the Gulf of Mexico in general.
Six major hurricanes formed in 2020, that is, Category 3 (sustained winds of 111 miles per hour or 178 km / h) or more.
Two of them, Iota and Eta, hit Honduras and other Central American countries, a region very vulnerable to natural disasters and still dealing with the effects of Covid-19.
It is calculated only in Honduras more than 3.5 million people were affected by the two hurricanes, destroying 45 bridges and damaging 55.
The 2020 season broke records by adding 30 named cyclones, calling for the second time on the Greek alphabet, after exhausting the list of 21 programmed names, leaving deaths and significant property damage in an already fateful 2020. hit by the Covid pandemic. 19. EFE