The human factor

There have been heavy rains and floodings during the last week in Honduras, and some parts of the country have been heavily affected by the weather. In the northern part of Honduras, in the caribbean provinces of Atlantida and Colòn, over 20 000 people were left totally isolated. Hundreds of homes have been flooded. The government urged the people to stay alert to potential rockfalls and landslides caused by the rain. There have also been losses in crops such as cassava, bananas, corn, and in the palm oil industry because the plantations are flooded.

Picture from the floodings in Honduras

I wanted to look for more information about the situation and also googled around for pictures of the affected areas. The result scared me. Only the last couple of weeks there have been so many floodings and heavy rains all around the world. For example in Brazil, France, Gaza and Great Britain. Then I saw this picture and it put the creepy feeling i had into words.