View of a school in the old Samar banana field, in the municipality of El Negrito, Yoro department, Honduras, which was buried after the passage of hurricanes Eta and Iota, on December 20, 2020. afp_tickers
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–This content was published on 21 December 2020 – 03:27
21 December 2020 – 03:27
(AFP)
Hurricanes Eta and Iota caused damage of more than 1.8 billion dollars in Honduras after its passage in November, and affected almost half of its population, estimated a report by the ECLAC released on Sunday by the government.
“The effects of both storms translate into an impact of 45,676 million lempiras (more than 1,800 million dollars) and a reduction of -0.8% in the GDP growth of this year 2020,” said the Economic Commission for America Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
As detailed by the government of Honduras, the report was prepared at its request and the World Bank, the IDB and the United Nations system, among other entities, participated in its preparation.
“At the humanitarian level there are more than 4 million people affected, with 2.5 million people in need,” the document added. Honduras has 9.5 million inhabitants.
All this adds to the effects caused by the covid-19 pandemic.
According to ECLAC, the most affected by the cyclones was the private sector, with the equivalent of 1,490 million dollars, 69% of all damages. The remaining 31% are effects in the state sector.
Almost a hundred people died in Honduras after the passage of two cyclones in the first half of November.
Eta and Iota, which hit Central America, hit the northern Sula Valley, the backbone of the country’s economy, which contributes around two-thirds of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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