State of facts

On November 6 of this year the State of Public Calamity was declared in the departments of Petén, Quiché, Alta Verapaz, Izabal, Chiquimula, Zacapa, Jutiapa, El Progreso, Santa Rosa and Huehuetenango due to the hurricane ETA. This natural disaster has caused extensive damage and caused material loss and human loss in Guatemala, specifically concentrated in the areas mentioned above.

The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology of Guatemala (INSIVUMEH) reports that hurricane ETA no longer represents a direct danger to Guatemala. However, it has had an unprecedented impact on the country, having numbers of approximately 363,495 people affected. In addition, there is a very high risk on food security for the country. Since 31,520.57 hectares have been lost as a result of this hurricane.

The objectives pursued from this call are the following:

1. Within the impacted departments, to keep and to serve as a priority to their affected population. So we can respond to their immediate needs and initiate the early recovery and reconstruction phase

2. To call on the International Community to join national efforts in order to attend to emergencies, early rehabilitation, and reconstruction of the affected areas in health, water and sanitation, food security, infrastructure and housing.

Despite the decrease in winds and their intensity, national risk management authorities and humanitarian partners fear the possible negative effects of constant rains. This will increase the risk for new floods and mudslides, considering the mountainous elevations found in the path of Eta.

Also noteworthy is the factor of environmental destruction. These natural disaster events tend to spread contamination of sewage, oil, and gasoline. These highly polluting fluids, including micro plastics and garbage, are potential drain blockers and cause more flooding and consequently seeing the most extensive impact.

How can we help?

#UnCorazonPorGuate

As a recognized 501-c (3) non-profit organization, Corazón Latino's work focuses on conservation and environmental education, as well as effective response and relief from natural disasters that impact our communities. We believe it is our responsibility to engage with our network in Guatemala and our family in order to provide organizations and individuals on the ground with the resources to respond to communities in need.

Uninterrupted Assistance

We invite our friends and family to collect their little grains of sand for our brothers in Guatemala with the #UnCorazónPorGuate campaign. We can support this great cause through this way:

Through this Amazon -> Link <- , you can select the identified necessary products by the Consulate General of Guatemala in Los Angeles, California. Then you select as destination the address of the Consulate. Here is the address to use to send the products to the consulate: 1975 Riverside Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90039

We are continuously collaborating with the Consulate General of Guatemala to identify areas of need and products of greater use so that in this way we share through our platforms, the channels of the official collection centers.

We encourage people who wish to support #UnCorazonPorGuate to go to this link in order to learn more about this campaign and reach out to more affected families. The materials collected will go directly to support families in the most affected communities in Guatemala.

Address for the General Consulate of Guatemala

Address: 1975 Riverside Dr. Los Ángeles, CA 90039

#UnCorazonPorGuate ❤️🇬🇹

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More info

We are committed to connecting local organizations in Guatemala through this site to support recovery and relief from Hurricane ETA, as well as current and future natural weather events that cause disasters this hurricane season. If you have more questions, please contact the following emails: sonia@corazonlatino.us or gabriel@corazonlatino.us