A Convoy of Hope assessment team left for Guatemala on Monday, June 7. The team is now reporting major damages to vital infrastructure and homes as a result of the Pacaya Volcano and Tropical Storm Agatha.
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“We went to the volcano affected area first (San Vicente) where we saw many roofs damaged by molten rock,” reports Paul Coroleuski, director of field services for Convoy of Hope. “The people said, ‘It was like bullets falling from the sky that went right through our roofs.’ Everything was covered in volcanic debris and the water plant as well as most of the crops have been destroyed.”
The Convoy of Hope team will provide a water cistern and water for the residents of San Vincente.
Shortly after the volcano, Guatemala experienced Tropical Storm Agatha, which reportedly damaged more than 24,000 homes and killed more than 180 people.
“In a village of 7,000, we saw where the river jumped its banks and wiped out several homes,” says Coroleuski.
Convoy of Hope will provide the village — which is known as 30 de Junio with enough meals for 600 kids in the village to eat for nearly two weeks.
In other villages water filtration units are being distributed. “The greatest need right now is water,” explains Nick Weirsma director of volunteer response services for Convoy of Hope.
Convoy of Hope will distribute more than one ton of food, water filtration units, and other vital supplies in the coming days.
