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WFP regional director arrives in Honduras to assess El Niño drought impact

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • WFP regional director Lena Savelli arrived in Honduras to assess the impact of El Niño-related drought and meet President Nasry “Tito” Asfura.
  • The drought has caused major crop losses, affected livestock and drinking-water supplies, and placed 103 of the country’s 298 municipalities under red alert.
  • Savelli will visit initiatives supporting small farmers and school meals in municipalities hit hardest by the lack of rain.

Lena Savelli, the World Food Programme’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, arrived in Honduras to assess the impact of an El Niño-related drought and coordinate a response with President Nasry “Tito” Asfura.

Her visit to the country reaffirms the commitment of the World Food Programme to continue supporting the efforts of the Government of Honduras to support the most vulnerable families, working together for those who need it most.

· World Food Programme sourceThe WFP described the purpose of Savelli’s visit and its support for vulnerable Honduran families.

Savelli is scheduled to meet Asfura in Tegucigalpa on Monday as the country faces a water crisis in its driest area. She will also visit technical assistance and market-access initiatives for small producers under the “Fresh Ration” program, which aims to strengthen school meals in municipalities hardest hit by the lack of rain.

The WFP said Honduras is among the Central American countries feeling the climate phenomenon most intensely. Substantial crop losses are threatening the livelihoods of thousands of farming families. Authorities have placed 103 of Honduras’ 298 municipalities under red alert because the drought is affecting agriculture, livestock and household drinking-water supplies.

with greater intensity

· World Food ProgrammeThe agency used the phrase to describe how strongly El Niño is beginning to affect Honduras.

The National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Studies reported warmer and drier conditions than normal, associated with a strong El Niño event, and a cumulative rainfall deficit of between 100 and 200 millimetres. The prolonged shortage has also forced Tegucigalpa to tighten water rationing as reserves in the capital’s main reservoirs fall to critical levels.

warmer and drier conditions than normal, associated with a strong El Niño event

· National Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic StudiesThe center described the climate conditions behind the drought.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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