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2020-11-05
Hurricane Eta: Tragedy in Honduras
This is a video that has surfaced on Instagram the night of November 5th. Hurricane Eta has hit Honduras bring flooding and catastrophic damage to the country. This is a video of Toncotín, Tegucigalpa's International Airport. This video is alarming for many St. Mary's International Students from Honduras because of the implications this destruction has on their future. For many students studying remotely in Honduras, this means that they may not be able to come to the United States to study next semester, and for those on campus, it means they may not be able to return home in December. With all the uncertainty that the pandemic has caused, this hurricane has created yet another enormous challenge. -
2020-05-20
Sanford Lake Flooded amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, 10,000 people evacuated.
I’m having a hard time putting into words what I feel. My mom lives on Sanford lake in the house that belonged to my grandparents. After excessive rain, the three dams that regulate the Tittabawassee River broke one by one. The lake level rose, and flooded homes and roads. The city of Midland also flooded. My mom, brother, and uncle evacuated. Initially, my mom went to the designated shelter- Meridian Highschool. But my brother called her and said it was a bad idea because it was upriver from her home, probably would flood too, and there’s COVID-19, so being packed in a highs school with a bunch of people isn’t the safest place to be. She ended up going to my brother’s in Midland, which was not part of the flood zone. This morning her house is completely flooded. -
2020-04-20
Alaskan Native Villages Prepare for Predicted Flooding Without Additional Assistance
Villages monitor National Weather Service predictions, developing a response plan to anticipated flooding in 2020. Press release cites: "This year in particular it is really important that our villages make their own plans and preparations because of the spread of COVID-19- the pandemic is taking the focus of many agencies and resources." #IndigenousStories