Heavy rains in Honduras

Coming back from Sico we saw the desasters that the heavy rain had caused. We had to fix bridges, get away fallen trees, try to pass flooding rivers with some kind of "boats" made of wood that almost sinked the car. Sometimes we waited for 8 hours for the water to go down. We passed many dead animals, but luckily all the people survived. Sadly many people lost their cultivations. For us it was a suprise that the rivers can flood so much in only one night, the level of the river can raise more than 3 meters! One of the main reasons is the ecsessive cutting of the trees. This way when in the mountains it rains heavily, the earth doesn´t absorb the water as it would with the trees. What a pitty. A human being can destroy so much.


Passing flooding rivers.

Waiting for the water to go down.

Getting across another river with a selfmade "boat".