The Aftermath Of Hurricane Mitch

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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 garbage, rotting food, rancid floodwater, animal and -- very
possibly -- human corpses fills the air. Yet still people work near the
water, clean goods in it, even bathe in it. The potential for disease
cannot be understated.
Homeowners squat along the muddy, contaminated waters, rinsing
clothing, dishes, photographs -- anything that can be salvaged. Residents
point to stretches where the water continues to run fast and deep and
recall the homes that once stood there. Or they gesture toward the hills
overlooking the city and point out the myriad locations where Mitch's
torrential rains sent entire hillsides cascading down over roads and homes
alike.
Many of the homeless have been relocated to ...

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