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Centroamérica espera a la tormenta Eta, que podría convertirse en huracán

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01 nov 2020 - 08:24 PM

https://www.prensa.com/mundo/centroamerica-espera-a-la-tormenta-eta-que-podria-convertirse-en-huracan/

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Sinaproc emite aviso de prevención por fuertes lluvias

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lunes 2 de noviembre de 2020 - 7:48 a.m.
 

El aviso de vigilancia estará vigente hasta las 11:59 p.m. del próximo miércoles 4 de noviembre

El Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Sinaproc), informó que se mantiene un aviso de prevención por fuertes lluvias, vientos y oleajes durante esta semana

El aviso de vigilancia estará vigente hasta las 11:59 p.m. del próximo miércoles 4 de noviembre.

Sinaproc informó que el desplazamiento del huracán ETA generará estos efectos colaterales en los próximos días. Sin embargo, Carlos Rumbo, director de la entidad, aclaró que directamente al país.

Según datos de Hidrometeorología de Etesa, las zonas bajo advertencia para el Caribe son:

  • Comarca Ngäbe Buglé.
  • Bocas del Toro.
  • Norte de Veraguas.
  • Costa Abajo.
  • Costa Arriba de Colón.
  • Comarca Guna Yala.
  • El mar territorial del Caribe.

Mientras que las zonas bajo advertencia en el Pacífico son:

  • Golfo y Bahía de Panamá.
  • Costas de Azuero.
  • Golfo de Chiriquí.

El Sinaproc recomendó a los bañistas evitar ingresar a playas y ríos, a embarcaciones livianas evitar zarpar y a pescadores evitar realizar actividades en zonas peligrosas.

 

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Sinaproc issues prevention notice for heavy rains

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Monday, November 2, 2020 - 7:48 a.m.

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The surveillance notice will be in effect until 11:59 p.m. next Wednesday, November 4

The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), reported that a warning of prevention due to heavy rains, winds and waves is maintained during this week

The surveillance notice will be in effect until 11:59 p.m. next Wednesday, November 4.

Sinaproc reported that the displacement of hurricane ETA will generate these collateral effects in the coming days. However, Carlos Rumbo, director of the entity, clarified that directly to the country.

According to data from Etesa Hydrometeorology, the areas under warning for the Caribbean are:

  • Ngäbe Buglé region.
  • Bull's mouths.
  • North of Veraguas.
  • Down Coast.
  • Costa Arriba of Colón.
  • Guna Yala region.
  • The territorial sea of the Caribbean.

While the areas under warning in the Pacific are:

  • Gulf and Bay of Panama.
  • Coasts of Azuero.
  • Gulf of Chiriquí.

The Sinaproc recommended that bathers avoid entering beaches and rivers, light boats avoid setting sail and fishermen avoid carrying out activities in dangerous areas.

 

http://elsiglo.com.pa/panama/sinaproc-emite-aviso-prevencion-fuertes-lluvias/24167158

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Sent: 11/5/2020 1:38:35 PM
Subject: Weather Alert: Hurricane Eta (November 5, 2020)
 

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Weather Alert - U. S. Embassy Panama City, Panama (November 5, 2020) 

 

LocationChiriqui Province 

 

Hurricane Eta has caused significant flooding, mudslides, and road damage in Chiriqui Province, particularly in the Tierras Altas district and towns of Cerro Punta, Paso Ancho, and Volcan.  The road from David, Chiriqui to Changuinola, Bocas del Toro has been severely damaged and is currently closed.  Panama’s National Civil Protection Agency (SINAPROC) is monitoring the situation on the ground and working to assist individuals in the affected areas.  

 

For updated information, please check SINAPROC’s website and social media feeds and continue to monitor local media outlets.  The Embassy also suggests that those living in affected areas seek secure shelter and notify their family and friends of their safety.  

 

In the event of an emergency, call 311 immediately. 

 

Assistance:     

  

U.S. Embassy Panama City, Panama  
Building 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue  
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State Department – Consular Affairs  
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Cafetaleros de Renacimiento exigen la presencia del Gobierno en la zona

Los productores del distrito piden al Gobierno que lleve maquinaria a la zona para abrir los caminos, ya que necesitan trasladar sus productos y evitar más pérdidas.
 

 

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Renaissance coffee growers demand the presence of the Government in the area

Producers in the district ask the government to bring machinery to the area to open the roads, as they need to move their products and avoid further losses.
 
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09 Nov 2020 - 12:00 AM

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In the district of Renacimiento, province of Chiriquí, there are populations that are still cut off due to the heavy rains caused by Eta. Alexander Arosemena
 
Almost four days after the floods and mudslides caused by cyclone Eta that has left 17 dead and 3,332 affected throughout the country, coffee producers in the district of Renacimiento, in the province of Chiriquí, request the presence of the Government authorities in the area.

So far the little machinery in the place is being provided by the limited Municipality of Renacimiento, bordering the neighboring country of Costa Rica.

“There are many affected coffee growers and we are not counting other items such as banana or tomato. No one is to blame for this, but 22.5% of what is consumed in Panama is produced here, ”said Ratibor Hartmann, producer of Geisha coffee.

Meanwhile, the Government reported yesterday that there are 62 people not yet located and a total of 833 people have been evacuated or rescued.

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In the Renacimiento district, Chiriquí province, evaluations are still being carried out to quantify the damage. 22.5% of the country's food production comes from this region. Alexander Arosemena

Caught in Renaissance, the heart of isolated coffee

Trapped is the heart of coffee in Renacimiento, Chiriquí province. Its inhabitants and producers have been isolated since the night of November 3, due to the storm ETA hitting them with all its fury.

Unlike Cerro Punta and Volcán, in the Tierras Altas district, where the road has already been cleared, in Renacimiento there is fear, millionaire losses, uncertainty and a handful of landslides that prevent people and products such as bananas, tomatoes, from leaving. chili and mainly coffee. In fact, the famous Geisha coffee is produced there, whose pound exceeds $ 1,000. That is their pride.

It's 2:00 p.m. and from the streams of Santa Clara, in the district of Renacimiento, a dark and cloudy water emanates that reveals what happened days ago. At a stop, the cool breeze of the place hits the face of Ratibor Hartmann, producer of Geisha coffee, as he watches as the machinery tries to fight its way through the mud on the road that goes from Renacimiento to Highlands.

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Damaged by Eta

Those affected by cyclone Eta in the Ngäbe Buglé region are located in four shelters: Joaquina H. de Torrijos school, as well as in the Bahai, Boca de Remedio and Cascabel schools.

In the province of Chiriquí there are 20 shelters, among them, the Renaissance school, the San Isidro school, the Renaissance church, and the Glorias Deportivas de Baruenses Stadium.

In Bocas del Toro there are three shelters for victims: El Empalme, Changuinola and Centro Educativo Básico General Finca 4.

“As you can see, all the roads are closed. There are coffee growers from all over the Renaissance area losing their coffee every day. There are many coffee growers affected and that we are not counting other items, such as banana or tomato. No one is to blame for this, but 22.5% of what is consumed in Panama is produced here, ”said the businessman.

He also transmitted a message to the Government asking it to send heavy equipment, since so far the little machinery in the place is being provided by the limited Municipality of Renacimiento, bordering the neighboring country of Costa Rica.

“The first thing was to save the lives of our workers. There were also deaths and we do need the government's help. They tell me that a woman gave birth on the way. Thank God, by means of two helicopters they were able to take the bodies of the dead and food to the farm workers in the highest places, but we are trapped, ”Hartmann described the tragedy they are experiencing.

Faced with this scenario, banana and tomato producers from Renacimiento have chosen to venture onto dangerous and bumpy roads and routes. For example, they use the road between the Sereno River and Caisán to transport the product in small cars, and then send it in trucks to Volcán and later to Merca Panama, in the capital city. All this before the product is damaged and the only investment of their lives.

Precisely on this road was Manuel González, who moved his bananas from a truck to a truck bound for Panama. His words describe him: "the man in the country does not give in, despite adversity we have to get ahead and we have to bring food to our brothers who need it."

The 75-year-old man is part of a line of producers in Caisán, Renacimiento, who eagerly load several trucks. In his words, if the producer disappears there will be no one to feed the population of the country. González takes a sack of tomatoes, passes it to a collaborator and disappears.

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Several bridges in the Renacimiento district were destroyed by the flooding of the river. Alexander Arosemena
An hour from there, on the border between Renacimiento and Tierras Altas, is Reidy Monje, a Costa Rican national, who decided to contribute part of his machinery to support the Municipality of Renacimiento in cleaning the road to Volcán.

He is the face of solidarity. "This has been hard for both nations and here the mayor (Medin Jiménez) requested help and we have always seen each other as two brothers, as two countries that collaborate," stressed the white-skinned man while moving the heavy equipment.

Monk sweats as the powerful machine in his trailer roars. In his case, he had to attend to 10 landslides in his native Costa Rica and on the road to Renacimiento at least 15, something that he described as a difficult job.

And while Monje continues with his work, at the Río Sereno school the reality is dramatic. Mothers with their babies, coffee farm workers and other people who were affected by the passing of Eta. In this makeshift shelter there are 119 people.

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The rain washed away Geisha coffee fields in Chiriquí and blocked access to the producing area. Alexander Arosemena
Many are still shocked and scared. Red Cross personnel who are in the place report three deaths, which confirms what was indicated by the producers. The residents of the place also say it and compare it to a bad dream.

For example, Juan Carlos González, who, when analyzing the cold situation, indicated that they are lucky to be alive, given the amount of landslides that occurred in Renacimiento. González wears a cap that says Chiriquí, as if appealing to his faith in the province. His hands are a sign of the hard work in the field and despite being isolated by the landslides, he affirmed that he will succeed. Disaster is not intimidating.

Next to him is Florentino Mendoza, another resident of the Colorado Arriba community, who said that after five decades he is experiencing a disaster situation in the area again. Although landslides occur over the years, they are very sporadic, he said. However, what happened on Wednesday shook the area, he said.

“When the whole road collapsed, we went down with chainsaws, shovels and other tools, but the avalanche was very big and exceeded our capabilities. The truth is, for decades I had not come across something like this, "said the older adult while wearing his muddy boots and military pants.

In his opinion, one of the problems that worries him the most is the loss of coffee, both ground and beans. He specified that per quintal of "regular quality" of coffee (100 pounds), about $ 500 could be lost. "Imagine how much Geisha producers are losing per day, which is worth more than $ 1,000 a pound," he said.

The only authority in the area is the mayor of Renacimiento, Medín Jiménez. Very little is known about the central government. For Jiménez, the outlook is difficult due to the loss of human life, people without houses, destroyed farms and damage to different infrastructures.

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Chiriquí producers are looking for a way to transfer their products to Merca Panama. Alexander Arosemana

"It is something very worrying, because in the history of the Renaissance this has never been experienced," he said. "The truth is, we have that feeling of helplessness, of not being able to help so many people," he lamented.

Jiménez commented that they still do not have the exact number of affected, because they have not been able to access several isolated villages. In addition, he recalled that this district has the largest food distribution network in the country, with more than 250 roads, of which many have disappeared and there is no access to others.

“22.5% of the food nationwide is produced in the Renacimiento district. We are the largest producer of coffee, of all kinds. From the most expensive to the one for national consumption ”, he stressed, adding that the damages in this district are greater than in other regions due to its territorial extension.

The image of what happens in Renacimiento is Marcelino Moreno. This 85-year-old man is sitting on a table at the Santa Clara school, where the water reached the middle of the structure. Despite his age, he alerted his neighbors to the flood and was able to save his life.

Don Chelo, as he is known in Renacimiento, looked at the Guisado River, that stream of water that scared his neighbors last Wednesday. “It doesn't scare me. I lived many years and that is something natural from here, ”said Don Chelo.

https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/cafetaleros-de-renacimiento-exigen-la-presencia-del-gobierno-en-la-zona/

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Hay 62 personas ‘no localizadas’ y continúan incomunicadas 168 en zonas de deslaves e inundaciones

 

https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/hay-62-personas-no-localizadas-y-continuan-168-incomunicadas-en-zonas-de-deslaves-e-inundaciones/

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MP identifica a 10 personas que fallecieron tras el paso de Eta por Chiriquí

https://www.prensa.com/provincias/mp-identifica-a-10-personas-que-fallecieron-tras-el-paso-de-eta-por-panama/

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Logran despejar un punto de la carretera Chiriquí-Bocas; conductores logran avanzar

https://www.prensa.com/provincias/logran-despejar-un-punto-de-la-carretera-chiriqui-bocas-conductores-logran-avanzar/

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En Chiriquí todavía hay 24 puntos críticos tras deslizamientos e inundaciones

https://www.prensa.com/provincias/en-chiriqui-todavia-hay-24-puntos-criticos-tras-deslizamientos-e-inundaciones/

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Se reporta desabastecimiento de productos en mercado de David

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Moderator comment: This posting is an exception to CL policy about contents being pertinent to Panama. This exception is because the Eta storm discussed is the same storm that dramatically affected Central America, especially Nicaragua. However, Costa Rica and Panama (especially the Chiriqui Province) were the object of "massive devastation" and loss of life.

https://www.prensa.com/mundo/tormenta-eta-amenaza-con-convertirse-en-huracan-y-golpea-florida/

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Eta deja un paisaje de muerte y destrucción en Centroamérica 

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Vista general de los destrozos a las viviendas y las calles por las lluvias e inundaciones tras el paso de Eta, en el distrito de Tierras Altas, en la provincia de Chiriquí.

lunes 9 de noviembre de 2020 - 7:15 a.m.
 
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En Panamá, las lluvias asociadas a Eta dejaron al menos 17 personas muertas y 68 desaparecidas hasta este sábado

La tormenta tropical Eta se enfila hacia las costas de Estados Unidos tras asolar Centroamérica y el sur de México con al menos 93 personas muertas, 171 desaparecidas y un paisaje de destrucción con daños aún incalculables.

En Centroamérica, Guatemala, con al menos 27 fallecidos, es el país con el mayor número de víctimas mortales por la depresión tropical Eta, en tanto que las autoridades han informado que siguen en la búsqueda de 103 personas que han sido reportadas como desaparecidas tras el embate del fenómeno meteorológico.

Los 27 decesos se dieron en seis departamentos de Guatemala, donde la lista de muertes por Eta era de 15 personas hasta el viernes, por lo que en las últimas 24 horas fueron localizadas 12 nuevas víctimas mortales de las lluvias y deslizamientos terrestres.

Mientras continúa la búsqueda de más de cien personas desaparecidas en una aldea en el norte del país, donde se presume que 150 casas quedaron soterradas debido a deslizamientos causados por las lluvias provocadas por el paso de Eta.

La aldea, denominada Quejá, está ubicada en el departamento de Alta Verapaz, 200 kilómetros al norte de la Ciudad de Guatemala.

Una avioneta con ayuda humanitaria para los afectados por Eta se estrelló este domingo en un sector residencial en el sur de la capital guatemalteca, por causas que se desconocen. El piloto falleció en el accidente.

En Honduras, 26 personas han muerto y seis están desaparecidas por las lluvias asociadas a la depresión tropical Eta, que causaron fuertes inundaciones en el norte del país que dificultan el acceso de socorristas que intentan rescatar a centenares de damnificados.

Un boletín de la estatal Comisión Permanente de Contingencias (Copeco) de Honduras actualizó este domingo la cifra de fallecidos, que aumenta según baja el nivel del agua en las zonas inundadas, especialmente en el departamento de Cortés, en el norte.

Las autoridades hondureñas han informado que hay más de 65.900 personas incomunicadas en 68 comunidades y 26.795 han sido evacuadas o rescatadas, mientras más de 11.000 han sido ubicadas temporalmente en 175 albergues, con un total de 1,7 millones de personas afectadas.

Además, en Honduras 49 resultaron destruidas, un centenar de carreteras con daños debido a los derrumbes de tierra y rocas, 21 puentes destruidos y 25 dañados.

En algunas zonas de Honduras, las precipitaciones superaron a las causadas por el huracán Mitch (1998), destruyendo cultivos de maíz, fríjoles, arroz, bananos, hortalizas, frutas y ahogando muchas cabezas de ganado.

Además, Eta causó la interrupción de los servicios de energía eléctrica, Internet y telefonía móvil en el norte del Honduras.

En Panamá, las lluvias asociadas a Eta dejaron al menos 17 personas muertas y 68 desaparecidas hasta este sábado, causando una devastación en el oeste del país que ha dificultado el acceso de los socorristas y generado dramáticas historias de rescate.

Hay 168 personas aisladas o incomunicadas y 832 ha sido evacuadas o rescatadas en Panamá, donde las precipitaciones, que amainaron, han afectado a 2.587 personas, una parte de las cuales han sido ubicadas temporalmente en 29 albergues.

Los equipos de socorro, que han recibido el apoyo del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos, llegaron a las zonas rurales que quedaron incomunicadas especialmente en la provincias occidentales de Chiriquí, considerado el granero del país, y Bocas del Toro, limítrofes con Costa Rica.

En El Salvador, las autoridades han evacuado a 2.123 personas y las alojaron en 55 albergues en prevención por las lluvias generadas por Eta, que se cobró la vida de al menos una persona.

El servicio de agua potable se cortó en 19 comunidades y 160 registraron otro tipo de daños en El Salvador, cuyo Gobierno anunció que pondría a disposición 200 socorristas y 2 millones de dólares en alimentos para Guatemala y Honduras.

Eta entró el martes en Centroamérica por Nicaragua convertido en huracán de categoría 4 en la escala Saffir-Simpson, de un total de 5, pasó a ser tormenta tropical posteriormente y siguió hacia Honduras hasta salir como depresión el jueves.

En Nicaragua, aunque el Gobierno no ha emitido un informe oficial sobre los daños y las necesidades causadas por Eta, organizaciones gremiales y políticas de oposición nicaragüenses decidieron acopiar ayuda de forma clandestina para los damnificados del huracán.

Los indígenas del noreste de Nicaragua han revivido una táctica ancestral para sobrevivir ante la escasez de alimentos generada por el impacto del huracán.

Tras cuatro días sin alimentarse, los indígenas, en su mayoría miskitos y mayagnas, recurrieron al "pana pana", práctica ancestral de solidaridad mutua que en lengua miskita significa "yo te doy, vos me das", y que en mayagna es conocida como "biri biri", es decir, reciprocidad.

En el sureste mexicano, hasta el sábado se calculaba en 22 el número de muertos causado por Eta y las tormentas, además de cinco desaparecidos, en los estados de Chiapas y Tabasco.

En el municipio de Chamula, Chiapas, la etnia tzotzil continuaba la búsqueda de los cuerpos de cuatro de nueve personas atrapadas por el desborde de un río que sepultó sus viviendas en un lodazal.

El sureste de México, junto al Caribe y Centroamérica, se resiente de los efectos de Eta esta semana.

El fenómeno natural, que ahora se dirige hacia Florida (Estados Unidos), tras pasar por Cuba, ha dejado desaparecidos, miles de afectados, casas, vías y cultivos arrasados en Centroamérica.

 

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Eta leaves a landscape of death and destruction in Central America

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In Panama, the rains associated with Eta left at least 17 people dead and 68 missing until this Saturday

Tropical storm Eta is heading towards the coasts of the United States after devastating Central America and southern Mexico with at least 93 people dead, 171 missing and a landscape of destruction with still incalculable damage.

In Central America, Guatemala, with at least 27 deaths, is the country with the highest number of fatalities from the tropical depression Eta, while the authorities have reported that they are still searching for 103 people who have been reported missing after the onslaught of the meteorological phenomenon.

The 27 deaths occurred in six departments of Guatemala, where the list of deaths from Eta was 15 people as of Friday, so that in the last 24 hours, 12 new fatalities from the rains and landslides were located.

While the search for more than one hundred missing people continues in a village in the north of the country, where it is presumed that 150 houses were buried due to landslides caused by the rains caused by the Eta pass.

The village, called Quejá, is located in the department of Alta Verapaz, 200 kilometers north of Guatemala City.

A plane with humanitarian aid for those affected by Eta crashed this Sunday in a residential sector in the south of the Guatemalan capital, for reasons that are unknown. The pilot died in the accident.

In Honduras, 26 people have died and six are missing due to the rains associated with the tropical depression Eta, which caused heavy flooding in the north of the country, making it difficult for rescuers trying to rescue hundreds of victims.

A bulletin from the state Permanent Commission of Contingencies (Copeco) of Honduras updated this Sunday the death toll, which increases as the water level falls in flooded areas, especially in the department of Cortés, in the north.

The Honduran authorities have reported that there are more than 65,900 people held incommunicado in 68 communities and 26,795 have been evacuated or rescued, while more than 11,000 have been temporarily placed in 175 shelters, with a total of 1.7 million people affected.

In addition, in Honduras 49 were destroyed, a hundred roads damaged due to landslides and rocks, 21 bridges destroyed and 25 damaged.

In some areas of Honduras, rainfall exceeded that caused by Hurricane Mitch (1998), destroying crops of corn, beans, rice, bananas, vegetables, fruits and drowning many head of cattle.

In addition, Eta caused the interruption of electricity, Internet and mobile telephony services in northern Honduras.

In Panama, the rains associated with Eta left at least 17 people dead and 68 missing as of this Saturday, causing devastation in the west of the country that has made it difficult for rescuers to access and generated dramatic rescue stories.

There are 168 people isolated or held incommunicado and 832 have been evacuated or rescued in Panama, where the rainfall, which abated, has affected 2,587 people, part of which have been temporarily placed in 29 shelters.

The relief teams, which have received the support of the United States Southern Command, reached rural areas that were cut off especially in the western provinces of Chiriquí, considered the country's breadbasket, and Bocas del Toro, bordering Costa Rica.

In El Salvador, the authorities have evacuated 2,123 people and housed them in 55 shelters in prevention of the rains generated by Eta, which claimed the life of at least one person.

The potable water service was cut off in 19 communities and 160 registered other types of damage in El Salvador, whose government announced that it would make available 200 first aiders and 2 million dollars in food for Guatemala and Honduras.

Eta entered Central America through Nicaragua on Tuesday as a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, out of a total of 5, subsequently became a tropical storm and continued towards Honduras until it emerged as a depression on Thursday.

In Nicaragua, although the government has not issued an official report on the damage and needs caused by Eta, Nicaraguan union organizations and opposition politicians decided to collect aid clandestinely for the victims of the hurricane.

The indigenous people of northeastern Nicaragua have revived an ancient tactic to survive in the face of food shortages caused by the impact of the hurricane.

After four days without eating, the indigenous people, mostly Miskitos and Mayagnas, resorted to "pana pana", an ancestral practice of mutual solidarity that in the Miskita language means "I give you, you give me", and which in Mayagna is known as "biri biri", that is, reciprocity.

In the Mexican southeast, as of Saturday, the death toll caused by Eta and the storms was estimated at 22, in addition to five missing, in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco.

In the municipality of Chamula, Chiapas, the Tzotzil ethnic group continued their search for the bodies of four out of nine people trapped by the overflow of a river that buried their homes in a quagmire.

Southeastern Mexico, along with the Caribbean and Central America, suffered from the effects of Eta this week.

The natural phenomenon, which is now heading towards Florida (United States), after passing through Cuba, has left thousands of people missing, houses, roads and crops destroyed in Central America.

 

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Someone said it's Nobody's fault and the gov should help.  I guess Nobody deforested and planted coffee trees all over the mountains and coffee trees have shallow roots.

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El drama de un desastre natural en Tierras Altas

Los afectados por el coletazo del ciclón Eta se levantan entre escombros. Comerciantes limpian sus negocios y las autoridades reabren vías.
 
Ohigginis Arcia Jaramillo  /  Flor Bocharel Q.
10 nov 2020 - 01:10 AM

https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/el-drama-de-un-desastre-natural-en-tierras-altas/

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Se desploma economía chiricana; productores desesperados

La provincia de Chiriquí abastece de productos agrícolas a todo el país. El paso letal de Eta ha provocado que alimentos de alta calidad se pierdan por la falta de caminos. Los productores piden con urgencia un plan de reconstrucción.
 
Yolanda Sandoval
10 nov 2020 - 12:00 AM

https://www.prensa.com/impresa/economia/se-desploma-economia-chiricana-productores-desesperados/

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Daños agrícolas por $10.5 millones deja el paso de Eta; hay 35 personas desaparecidas y 168 incomunicadas

Flor Cogley L.
09 nov 2020 - 06:50 PM

https://www.prensa.com/provincias/danos-agricolas-por-105-millones-deja-el-paso-de-eta-hay-35-personas-desaparecidas-y-168-incomunicadas/

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https://www.prensa.com/impresa/economia/180-maquinas-trabajan-en-tareas-de-limpieza-y-habilitacion-de-caminos/

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Meduca detalla que inundaciones afectan a 7 mil 942 estudiantes; hay daños en 30 centros educativos

De acuerdo con Meduca, en la provincia de Chiriquí hay mil 462 estudiantes que han perdido todas sus pertenencias.
 
Manuel Vega Loo
11 nov 2020 - 09:40 AM

https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/meduca-detalla-que-inundaciones-afecta-a-7-mil-942-estudiantes-hay-danos-en-28-centros-educativos/

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Arroz, entre los cultivos con mayor afectación

Casi mil hectáreas sembradas de arroz, afectadas. Las pérdidas en el agro por Eta se estiman en $11 millones.
 
Wilfredo Jordán S.
11 nov 2020 - 12:00 AM

https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/arroz-entre-los-cultivos-con-mayor-afectacion/

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La cifra de personas ‘no localizadas’ baja a 24; hay unas 3 mil 551 en albergues

 Getzalette Reyes 
10 nov 2020 - 03:50 PM


 

https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/la-cifra-de-personas-no-localizadas-baja-a-24-hay-unas-3-mil-551-en-albergues/

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El 4 de noviembre llovió el promedio de 15 días

Wilfredo Jordán  /  Aleida Samaniego C.
12 nov 2020 - 12:00 AM

https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/el-4-de-noviembre-llovio-el-promedio-de-15-dias/

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Incrementan a 76 las zonas críticas del país por lluvias

Tras el paso del huracán Eta, este jueves se reportaron 18 zonas críticas adicionales. Sinaproc vigila el desplazamiento de la Onda Tropical N°46

Por María Alejandra Carrasquilla Reina

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Afectaciones por las lluvias en el distrito de tierras altas en la provincia de Chiriqui.Erick Marciscano | La Estrella de Panamá

El ministro de Obras Públicas, Rafael Sabonge, reportó 76 zonas críticas, 18 más que las reportadas en el primer informe a la nación de la Operación Patria. De estas 76, se ha atendido el 57% en los seis días posteriores a las inundaciones y deslaves ocasionados por los efectos indirectos del huracán Eta que azotó Centroamérica.

"Siguen dándose deslaves, especialmente en el área de Bambito y Tierras Altas. La situación de las laderas es inestable por la saturación de los suelos y las continuas lluvias", explicó Sabonge este jueves en la conferencia de prensa de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta que ejecuta la "Operación Patria".

En Coclé, se atendieron seis de las siete áreas afectadas; en Veraguas, 18 de 21 lugares destruidos; en la comarca Ngäbe- Bugle, 7 de 17 puntos críticos; y en Chiriquí 16 de 30, agregó el funcionario.

El director de Operaciones del Sistema Nacional del Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (Sinaproc), Rawi Lezcano, manifestó que la institución se mantiene vigilando en distintos sitios del país el desplazamiento de la Onda Tropical n°46 que se dirige hacia la cuenca central del Caribe.

"Con respecto a la búsqueda y rescate en la provincia de Chiriquí, mantenemos nueve puntos en búsqueda y rescate. En la comarca Ngäbe- Bugle mantenemos cinco sitios", indicó también durante el informe.

El funcionario agregó que Sinaproc se encuentra haciendo evaluación de daños en Bocas del Toro, en la comarca Ngäbe-Buglé y algunos sectores de Tierras Altas. "Hemos hecho 180 rescates y 683 evacuaciones", puntualizó.

Tras el paso de Eta por Panamá, han fallecido 17 personas, mientras que los ciudadanos afectados se encuentran distribuidos de la siguiente manera: 3,551afectados; 2,345 en 30 albergues, 24 no localizadas y 863 evacuados y rescatados.

 

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Critical areas of the country increased to 76 due to rains

Following the passage of Hurricane Eta, 18 additional critical areas were reported this Thursday. Sinaproc monitors the displacement of Tropical Wave N ° 46

By María Alejandra Carrasquilla Reina
Updated 11/11/2020 8:34 PM

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Effects of the rains in the highland district in the province of Chiriqui.Erick Marciscano | The Panama Star

The Minister of Public Works, Rafael Sabonge, reported 76 critical areas, 18 more than those reported in the first report to the nation of Operation Patria. Of these 76, 57% have been attended to in the six days after the floods and landslides caused by the indirect effects of Hurricane Eta that hit Central America.

"Landslides continue to occur, especially in the area of Bambito and Tierras Altas. The situation on the slopes is unstable due to saturation of soils and continuous rains," Sabonge explained this Thursday at the press conference of the Joint Task Force. executes "Operation Homeland".

In Coclé, six of the seven affected areas were treated; in Veraguas, 18 of 21 places destroyed; in the Ngäbe-Bugle region, 7 out of 17 critical points; and in Chiriquí 16 out of 30, added the official.

The Director of Operations of the National System of the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), Rawi Lezcano, said that the institution is keeping an eye on the displacement of Tropical Wave No. 46 in different parts of the country, which is heading towards the central Caribbean basin. .

"With regard to search and rescue in the province of Chiriquí, we maintain nine search and rescue points. In the Ngäbe-Bugle region we maintain five sites," he also indicated during the report.

The official added that Sinaproc is evaluating the damage in Bocas del Toro, in the Ngäbe-Buglé region and some sectors of the Highlands. "We have made 180 rescues and 683 evacuations," he said.

After Eta's passage through Panama, 17 people have died, while the affected citizens are distributed as follows: 3,551 affected; 2,345 in 30 shelters, 24 not located and 863 evacuated and rescued.

 

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/201111/incrementan-76-zonas-criticas-pais-lluvias

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Cerro Punta y Bambito están irreconocibles por el paso del huracán Eta

Cientos de viviendas y troncos fueron arrasados por las crecidas de ríos

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Cerro Punta and Bambito are unrecognizable by the passage of hurricane Eta

Hundreds of houses and logs were washed away by rising rivers

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/201108/cerro-punta-bambito-irreconocibles-paso-huracan-eta

 

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A 19 aumenta cifra de muertes tras paso de Eta; 12 personas siguen desaparecidas

Flor Cogley L.
12 nov 2020 - 07:34 PM

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Incertidumbre por la producción de cafés especiales en Renacimiento tras Eta

Las tomas de agua están colapsada, los caminos de producción no están en buen estado y para salvar algo de la cosecha la cargan a hombro 

Por Mileika Lasso

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La corriente del río se llevó, el puente que beneficia a varias fincas cafetaleras.Cedida

En la incertidumbre. Así se encuentran los productores de cafés especiales en el distrito de Renacimiento, específicamente en los corregimientos de Río Sereno, Santa Clara y Cañas gordas, en la provincia de Chiriquí, debido a que cientos de hectáreas con producto para cosechar quedaron sepultadas tras los deslizamiento de tierra provocados como efecto indirecto del huracán Eta la semana pasada.

Entre las variedades afectadas están Caturra, Catuai y Geisha, este última, la que mayor renombre le ha dado a Panamá, ya que los tostadores internacionales pagan más de $1,000 por libra.

A Ratibor Hartmann, productor y agroexportador de café especial, la situación le sorprende, pues con casi 15 días transcurridos y todavía hay productores que aún no han logrado ingresar a las fincas, así que no pueden cuantificar los daños y posibles perdidas

"Muchos no lo han logrado aún debido a que los caminos quedaron destruidos, la vía de acceso hacia Sereno, en Renacimiento, está parcialmente despejada", comentó.

Hartmann quien cuenta con fincas en Tierras Altas y en Renacimiento, dijo "necesitamos que el Gobierno Nacional asigne equipo pesado para limpiar los caminos de penetración, llegar a primero a las fincas y las fuentes de agua, ya que los acueductos de las fincas y los comunales están afectados".

"El café se está cayendo, pues la planta está sufriendo de estrés, debido al alto nivel de humedad, pues la planta suelta la fruta como sucede en otras temporadas del año, así que necesitamos una ayuda pronto de las autoridades", aseguró el productor.

Por su parte, Hunther Tedman, también productor de cafés especiales y cuya finca en Renacimiento se encuentra en Jurutungo, sostuvo que "el puente de acceso para llegar a la fincas se ha ido. "No tenemos forma de sacar la producción en vehículo y estamos cosechando parte del cultivo", señaló. "Debido a que no contamos con el puente hemos buscado más caminos, pero hay un derrumbe grande donde se perdió la calle, así que tenemos que arriesgarnos por el hombro de la carretera y, justo en otro cruce más adelante hay otro daño grande en la carretera".

Tedman adelantó que "entendemos que hay más daños para que ingresen los vehículos para salvar la producción cosechada".

El productor alertó que de darse una enfermedad, brote de roya o plaga en los cultivos, no se podría fumiga por el exceso de humedad, ya que prácticamente no se ha visto el sol, debido a la neblina y aunque deja de llover, la plantación tampoco no se seca. "Es preocupante, pues de no tener un buen manejo, la calidad podría afectarse".

Por su parte, Víctor Vega, caficultor de Santa Clara, tras ingresar a la finca, expresó que "al no contar con puente, tenemos que arriesgarnos y caminar por el río y sacar el producto a hombro, además el café que no ha sido cosechado también se está cayendo y tenemos cultivos de plátanos, los cuales se nos están dañando".

Aunque la finca de Vega no fue afectada directamente por las lluvias y deslizamientos de tierras, la maduración de la fruta está provocando que la misma se caiga y se pierda. "Esperemos que nos tomen en cuenta para la reparación de los caminos de producción siendo una zona bien cafetalera", agregó.

Otro caficultor quien logró acceder a su finca es Benjamín González, él considera que tanto su finca como las vecinas y con producción de importancia están afectadas por los desplazamientos de tierras. "Al hablar de perdidas en finca estamos hablando de tiempo y una inversión enorme del agricultor, pues para producir una planta de café se requieren mínimo de tres años y, ahora, recuperarla para muchos no será fácil. Con lo sucedido hay zonas que quizás no se podrán recuperar pronto", indicó González.

Para el alcalde de Renacimiento, Medín Jiménez, todo lo ocurrido es difícil, no solo por la perdida de cultivo, los daños en la carretera sino por la cantidad de damnificados, y jornaleros de las fincas. "La situación en Renacimiento no ha sido fácil, y lo que aquí se cultiva, en especial café y tomate representa el 22.5% de la producción de alimentos que suple al país". 

"Renacimiento ha sido golpeado con la pandemia covid-19 y estábamos tratando de sobrellevar la situación y ahora también tenemos que ver cómo hacemos, luego de las afectaciones de las inclemencias del clima por Eta", sentenció.

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Uncertainty over the production of specialty coffees in Renaissance after Eta

The water intakes are collapsed, the production roads are not in good condition and to save some of the harvest they carry it on their shoulders

By Mileika Lasso
Updated 11/12/2020 4:17 PM

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The current of the river was carried away, the bridge that benefits several coffee farms.

In the uncertainty. This is how the producers of specialty coffees are found in the Renacimiento district, specifically in the townships of Río Sereno, Santa Clara and Cañas gordas, in the province of Chiriquí, because hundreds of hectares with product to be harvested were buried after the landslides of land caused as an indirect effect of Hurricane Eta last week.

Among the varieties affected are Caturra, Catuai and Geisha, the latter, the one that has given Panama the greatest reputation, since international roasters pay more than $ 1,000 per pound.

Ratibor Hartmann, producer and agro-exporter of specialty coffee, is surprised by the situation, since almost 15 days have passed and there are still producers who have not yet managed to enter the farms, so they cannot quantify the damage and possible losses.

"Many have not succeeded yet because the roads were destroyed, the access road to Sereno, in Renacimiento, is partially cleared," he said.

Hartmann, who has farms in Tierras Altas and Renacimiento, said "we need the National Government to assign heavy equipment to clean the penetration roads, get to the farms and the water sources first, since the aqueducts of the farms and the communities are affected. "

"The coffee is falling, because the plant is suffering from stress, due to the high level of humidity, because the plant releases the fruit as it happens in other seasons of the year, so we need a help soon from the authorities," said the producer .

For his part, Hunther Tedman, also a producer of specialty coffees and whose farm in Renacimiento is located in Jurutungo, said that "the access bridge to get to the farms is gone." We have no way of getting production by vehicle and we are harvesting part of the crop, "he pointed out." Since we don't have the bridge, we have looked for more roads, but there is a large collapse where the street was lost, so we have to risk the shoulder of the road and, right at another crossing ahead there is another big damage on the road. "

Tedman advanced that "we understand that there is more damage for the vehicles to enter to save the harvested production."

The producer warned that if there were a disease, a rust outbreak or plague in the crops, it could not be fumigated due to the excess humidity, since the sun has practically not been seen, due to the fog and although it stops raining, the plantation it also does not dry out. "It is worrying, because if you don't have a good management, the quality could be affected."

For his part, Víctor Vega, coffee farmer from Santa Clara, after entering the farm, said that "since we do not have a bridge, we have to take a risk and walk along the river and carry the product on our shoulders, in addition to the coffee that has not been harvested. It is also falling and we have banana crops, which are damaging us. "

Although the Vega farm was not directly affected by the rains and landslides, the ripening of the fruit is causing it to fall and be lost. "Let's hope they take us into account for the repair of the production roads being a good coffee growing area," he added.

Another coffee farmer who managed to access his farm is Benjamín González, he considers that both his farm and the neighboring farms with important production are affected by land displacement. "When we talk about losses on the farm, we are talking about time and an enormous investment by the farmer, because to produce a coffee plant a minimum of three years is required and, now, recovering it for many will not be easy. With what happened there are areas that perhaps will not they will be able to recover soon ", indicated González.

For the mayor of Renacimiento, Medín Jiménez, everything that happened is difficult, not only because of the loss of crops, the damage to the road, but also because of the number of victims, and farm laborers. "The situation in Renacimiento has not been easy, and what is grown here, especially coffee and tomatoes, represents 22.5% of the food production that supplies the country."

"Renacimiento has been hit with the covid-19 pandemic and we were trying to cope with the situation and now we also have to see how we do, after the effects of inclement weather by Eta," he said.

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Los $100 millones destinados para zonas afectadas por Eta no son suficientes, reconoce el presidente Cortizo

Flor Bocharel Q.  /  Flor Cogley L.
13 nov 2020 - 08:13 PM

https://www.prensa.com/provincias/100-millones-destinados-para-zonas-afectadas-por-eta-no-son-suficientes/

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