The storm has left an estimated 100,000 people homeless and the extent of damage from wind and flooding is still being assessed.
Rain continues to fall, worsening the flooding and mudslides all over the country.
Donations will be distributed through AFSC's programs and program partnerships working in Honduras, including the Mennonite Social Action Committee, and will be used to support local recovery efforts. Funding will provide food and materials most needed, especially blankets, sheets, children's clothes, medicines and canned food. Major rivers have overflowed, wiping out 26 bridges, destroying roads and electric lines, and have carried away thousands of houses. Many people are still stranded, waiting to be rescued. One hundred fourteen groups in this network are in the areas hit hardest by the hurricane, and will help channel relief to those who need it.