On Oct. 18, the blog Gringos in Nicaland recounted a presentation by the director of Accion Medica Cristiana about the relief effort. According to the blogger:
“After the hurricane struck, the government was unable to provide the necessary aid, and developed no effective venue to coordinate private and public efforts. As a result, food and water shipments arrived in some localities two and three times, and in others not at all. Many smaller and more recent developments got no aid because no one even knew they existed. For ten days after the hurricane thousands of people were stranded without shelter, potable water and food.”
An Oct. 17 Military.com article noted the contributions of U.S. Naval Forces:
“The devastating effects of Hurricane Felix along the coast of Nicaragua Sept. 4 created a need for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to thousands. USS Wasp (LHD 1), which was participating in the exercise PANAMAX 07, left Panama Sept. 5 to help deliver relief supplies to the Nicaraguan hurricane victims. Samuel B. Roberts relieved Wasp Sept. 9 and continued the delivery of supplies those in need. The embarked helicopter squadrons on Wasp and Samuel B. Roberts provided valuable assistance, conducting 34 medical evacuations of critically injured victims and airlifting 125,000 pounds of relief supplies to shore.”
Mission Network News reports on Oct. 16 that Nicaragua's hurricane survivors are still in need of aid and that World Vision has sponsorship program areas in northern Nicaragua. Last week, World Vision's Nicaragua staff sent an additional 64 tons of aid. 1,600 families will receive a week's worth of emergency supplies, including kitchen utensils, blankets, and personal hygiene kits.
On Oct. 15, the Mennonite Central Committee reported that is shipping canned meat and relief supplies worth more than $180,000 to communities devastated by Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua. Also, check out this 5-minute audio podcast from MCC.
York University of Canada, and staff from the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) are mounting a fundraising campaign to help people in the area of Nicaragua devastated by Hurricane Felix. Support will be given through Rights Action. The same appeal points to these links:
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