Honduras
Declares Emergency Due To
Earthquakes
Tegucigalpa - The
Honduran government declared on Tuesday a
national emergency due to a series of
earthquakes after the one measuring 7.1 on
Richter scale that killed seven people on
May 28.
"The government has decided to declare a
national emergency as a consequence of the
earthquake and aftershocks in the country,"
said Honduran President's Private Secretary
Enrique Reina in a press conference.
The government also ordered the finance
ministry to distribute the funds from the
Bolivarian Alternatives for the Americas
(ALBA) and the international community to
rebuild the affected area.
On May 28, a strong earthquake in northern
Honduras killed seven people and caused
damages worth some 100 million U.S. dollars.
The authorities said that the country has
been shaken by at least 400 aftershocks
without victims or material damages
reported.
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