The father and grandmother of a 12-year-old boy are consoled during the child's funeral procession. Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

A young girl wraps herself in a bedspread to keep warm and dry as she waits for relief supplies. Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

Hurricane Mitch wreaked havoc, with torrential rain and winds sometimes reaching 290km per hour. Even though not in the direct path of the hurricane, Nicaragua was severely affected. Towns and villages beneath the Casitas Volcano in west Nicaragua were swamped when part of the mountain collapsed, flooding the countryside with mud and water from the crater. Thousands of refugees from the Casitas Volcano mudslide were taken to Ciudad Sandino, a large plot of farmland near the town of Managua. Here they lived in makeshift accommodation, waiting for food, clothing and other supplies.

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