Floods in Panama force thousands into shelters

According to the National Civil Defense System of the Republic of Panama (SINAPROC), heavy and constant rains that continue to fall since Nov 28, have caused rivers to overflow their banks, flooding  communities of indigenous peoples throughout the country.  In all of these communities agricultural production has been affected as well and crops destroyed. As of December 1st,over 23,000 people have been affected by the floods and mudslides.

The newspaper La Prensa  quotes Gavin Sundwall, spokesman for the American Embassy in Panama, as stating that these floods are to Panama what Katrina was to Louisiana.

Photos of the disaster can be found at the Boquete Business Association site: http://www.boqueteweather.com/flood.htm   Some of them are posted below:

 

 

  

As the rains continue to fall, consider making a donation via

Panamerican Relief  at http://panamericanrelief.org

or via the Panamenian Red Cross http://www.panama.cruzroja.org/
You can send a donation directly to a bank account which  was created by the Panamanian Red Cross specifically to respond to this disaster listed on their website.

or make a donation online via the International Red Cross Website at: http://donate.ifrc.org/

Photo: SINAPROC.gob.pa 

For the most up to date information, go to: http://www.sinaproc.gob.pa/

Comments

[Ihos]

Thank you for the link you've given us. We will soon link your site

[Julio]

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