Israel Will Continue Assisting Honduras and Guatemala in Wake of Hurricanes Eta and Iota
13 December, 2020 |
5 years ago
Jerusalem, 13 December, 2020 (TPS-IL) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday directed Prime Minister’s Office personnel to continue Israel’s assistance to Honduras and Guatemala via an additional financial allocation that was transferred to the Israeli embassy in Guatemala, which will carry out the necessary procurements for the two countries.
Netanyahu’s office made the statement as a 15-member IDF Search and Rescue team returned from Honduras, where it worked to rehabilitate a village, give medical care, conduct damage assessments and create a plan for the people who were impacted by the hurricanes last month.
The Government of Honduras requested the IDF aid delegation following Israel’s accumulated knowledge in dealing with emergency situations.
Eta, a category four hurricane, hit the region at the beginning of November, and Iota, a category five hurricane, hit the area about two weeks later.
Millions of people were affected by the storms, which killed hundreds of people.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless due to the damage caused by the two storms.
This is a disaster of a magnitude the region has not known since Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Israel initially transferred emergency assistance to Honduras and Guatemala for the purchase of emergency goods, including clothing, food and hygiene products.
The IDF’s Home Front Command mission aided in meeting the needs of hurricane victims.
Orlando stated that “it is not necessary to have the same language. The language of solidarity is universal.”
He thanked the “mission of the brotherly people of Israel that, in addition to assessing the damage caused by the storms, carries a message of hope to our people!”
