Evacuated

Choluteca and the entire southern region have been hit incredibly hard by the torrential rains that started over 12 days ago. We're in a state of emergency. In my community the adobe houses have been collapsing due to the constant rains and food is running out. Drinkable water is becoming hard to find as latrines are filling up and overflowing with water. Transportation is all but impossible since roads have turned to mud and landslides have closed roads. A large chuck of the pan-american highway connecting Choluteca and Tegucigalpa fell off the mountain side on Monday making transportation nearly impossible. Red Cross has shown up and set up refugee services and families are taking shelter in schools and public buildings. The military has been making helicopter drops of water and food to the areas hardest hit, however my town has yet to be reached. El Salvador and Guatemala have been affected even worse than Honduras and the death toll in Central America has hit 90.

On Monday, on orders from Peace Corps, I was evacuated from my town. Basically, I had to pack my bag and hike down the mountain until I found a bus that was running and able to pass the high rivers. Four other volunteers and I made it safely to Choluteca and then later to Tegucigalpa. Once the rains are over I'll hopefully be able to return to my town and help the process of rebuilding. I'm in communication with my host family every day and everyone is fine, albeit a little hungry.

So that's the situation. I wanted to everyone know that I'm well and in a safe place.