Showing posts with label Agatha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agatha. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

$3.7 million dollar aid to Pacific Storm, Agatha, Victims

Weak, yet, very catastrophic. This was what the tropical cyclone Agatha left in the Central Americas. The first of the storm in the Pacific Hurricane season that brought about widespread flooding and havoc which left almost 150, 000 force to flee from their homes and 148 believed killed.Countries impacted by the storm was El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Guatemala believed to the most affected.

To answer the call of distress, the European Union sent $3.7 million aid to the storm affected areas. The storm, Agatha, have been a tropical depression in May 29 and released its wrath on May 30, 2010. EU answered the call right away, and expect a larger sum to be sent soon, depending on the magnitude of the calamity.