Poor at Risk After Central America Rains (AP)
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A man walks though Panabal, a village destroyed during Hurrican Stan, Panabaj, 150 km (93 miles) west of Guatemala City, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. As the Guatemalan economy recovers from the effects of hurricane Stan, which hit the country last Oct., and visitors flow back to the touristic areas, there are still pockets in isolated areas where Mayan farmers face grave risk of hunger during the next months. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
AP - Francisca Xicay didn't just lose her home to rains that pounded Central America in early October. The 16-year-old also lost her meager source of income: hand-woven bracelets she sold to tourists, earning about $80 a month. |
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