No International Aide Coming Into Guatemala After Agatha

Environmentalist Juan Skinner said Lake Atitlan “hit hard” but Guatemalen government and international community not responding

By Greg Szymanski, JD
June 26, 2010

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Agatha where 275 died and thousands remain homeless, there is little or no aide international aide coming in, especially in the Lake Atitlan region.

This report was confirmed by Guatemalen environmentalist Juan Skinner who said the “lack of help” in the wake of this latest disaster could lead to widespread starvation — even famine like conditions — due to crop failures, sky rocketing food prices and the lack of basic necessities for the already impoverished indigenous people.

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“There has been little or no international aide,” said Skinner Saturday on a U.S. radio show called The Indigenous Peoples Report on www.libertyradiolive.com broadcast on satellite and several AM Florida stations.

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