After Mitch, military and community groups have worked well together, and the private sector has been much more involved than before. There is a possibility of a new beginning and a new society. The challenge facing recovery efforts is great. Honduras had little infrastructure to begin with. And the human recovery will be challenging as well.
Aid workers report serious emotional problems for survivors of the disaster.
Typical is the story of Elvia Rosa, a grandmother of three who still lives in a government shelter in downtown Tegucigalpa. All we could save was our lives that night. Fast-rising waters reached to the windowsills of her home while she huddled in a bedroom with two of her grandchildren. Eventually rescuers came in boats to take the family to shelter. But the literal nightmare for Rosa has not ended.