Hurricane Stan Disaster in the town of Santa Catarina, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
 



My wife Victoria and I assessing the damage

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Mudslides Cover the Streets
1. Entrances Covered

Mudslides and boulders cover the streets, and entrances to the buildings and homes along main street of the village Santa Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
2.Boulders And Mud Engulf Village Saint Caterina La La Laguna on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
2. Village Engulfed

Boulders And Mud Engulf VillageSanta Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
3. Digging Out
3. Digging Out

Workers dig away dirt and boulders from the fronts of the buildings with their shovels, picks, and other hand tools in Santa Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

Despair sets in as people are overwhelmed by the immensity of the Disaster there.
4. Despair

Many are overwhelmed by the immensity of the disaster here.

Viotoria De Pena comforts a woman who lost her home
5. Main Street
After the Storm

6. Dr. Louis De Peña shows the money the church in Guatemala City donated for the immediate relief of the local people

6. Mud From The Storm


7. Widow Loses Home, one of 106 that were destroyed in the mudslide at Saint Caterina La La Laguna on Lake Atitlán, Guatemala

7. Widow Loses Home

Widow Loses Home, one of 106 that were destroyed in the mudslide at Santa Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlán,Guatemala.


A promise to help rebuild.

 

8. Contaminated Drinking Water.
8. Contaminated Water

Contaminated Drinking Water.
The water system and pipes were destroyed by the mudslides, and no way is available to obtain clean drinking water, making dysentery is most critical problem there now.


16. Chris Halter

16. Chris Halter assists with the medical examinations on location.

10. Emergency Medical Care
10. Emergency Medical Care

Dr. Louis De Peña sees victims of the mudslide in the Temporary Clinic set up at Santa Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.

11. Signing Up For Relief
11. Signing Up For Relief

Crowds gather around to apply for emergency relief funds for food from the money donated by Union church in Guatemala City, This helped to alleviate hunger in the village.

12. Money for Food
12. Money for Food

Victoria De Peña, is providing a Mayan woman with funds donated by The Union Church of Guatemala City - This allows this woman to buy food for her family.

13. Saint Catrina La La Laguna on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala has the main street of the town covered with mud and boulders. People are searching through the rubble for any items that may be of use.
14. Waist deep in mud and derbis from the slides, People are searching for any usable items along the lake where contents from their homes were washed. Desperate, they are hoping to find food or salvagable goods of any kind.
15. Women are anxiously waiting to hear news about their missing loved ones after the mudslides at Saint Catrina La La Laguna on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.

Aid Arrives

13. Searching Through Rubble

Santa Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala has the main street of the town covered with mud and boulders. People are searching through the rubble for any items that may be of use.
14. Waist deep in mud

Waist deep in mud and debris from the slides, People are searching for any usable items along the lake where contents from their homes were washed. Desperate, they are hoping to find food or salvageable goods of any kind.
15. Waiting for News

15. Women are anxiously waiting to hear news about their missing loved ones after the mudslides at Santa Catarina Polopo on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.

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