por los servicios de cable de EFE
Nicaragua in need of her children Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega greets two U.S. military officers in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Sept. 5. The officers are part of a task force sent to Nicaragua to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Félix. (U.S. Air Force photo by tech. sgt. sonny cohrs)
Nicaragua requested urgently, naval, air means and rescue teams to continue the works of humanitarian aid in zones devastated by the hurricane Félix, in the Autonomous Region of the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Secretary of Defense, Ruth Tapia, exhibited before visiting military naval and air accredited in the country on the needs to improve the attention and help of the population who remains outdoors in zones devastated by the meteor.
Tapia requested means of rescue for the Humanitarian Unit of Rescue of the Army of Nicaragua as inflatable boats, protective helmets, whistles of special design for thunderstorms, vests and hoops lifebelt, ropes, gloves of special leather for rescuers, pulleys, harnesses and protectors between others.
The Nicaraguan authorities also are pressing for naval air means to make come the help of food, blankets, clothes, medicines and drinkable water for approximately 100,000 affected in approximately 56 communities of the RAAN and part of the Department of Jinotega.
The president of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega, siad that there is food to sustain in the first stage of the emergency plan the persons affected by the hurricane and its consequences, but that they were facing diffi culties to make it come to remote communities since they have not sufficient helicopters and longboats for its distribution.
An air bridge between Managua and Bilwi was established to move hundreds of tons of international help, like drinkable water, medicines and food.
A man hands a baby to its mother during an evacuation operation after flooding caused by Hurricane Félix in the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, eastern Honduras.(photo by AP)
To this work of the Army Air Force has joined a C-130 plane of the Air Force of Venezuela, two helicopters Chinook-47 of the United States and other six that came from Panama in the “ USS Wasp ship”.
During an air trip by the affected communities was internalized of the situation in remote zones where no type of assistance still had come and the people wait for help outdoors.
Also it referred to the situation of Dakora, a community miskita on the Caribbean coast, which was of most affected by Félix. It was there where it entered to ground with winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour.
He also referred to the situation of Dakora, a Miskito community on the Caribbean coast, which was the most affected by Félix. It was there where it entered to ground with winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour.
“ We want to express first our condolences, our solidarity; this is a tragedy.
There are many brothers who have died. Be God’s will. But we have to keep on fi ghting to raise Dakora “, said the leader.
On the other hand, leaders from remote towns have established communication with bradcasting stations from the capital to report the situation of their communities and demand sawing equipment to remove the trees that fell down on roads and rivers and that which prevent the fluvial or terrestrial transport of the humanitarian aid.
On the other hand, leaders of remote towns have established communication with boradcasting stations of the capital to bring the situation of his communities and demand saws to remove the trees that fell down on ways and rivers and that prevent the fl uvial or terrestrial transport of the humanitarian aid.
According to Ortega, which has carried two air trips out by the RAAN of a whole 54 affected communities there are 11, in the depths of the mountain, of which no news has been received and where the hurricane destroyed extensive zones of forests.
