Malaria, dengue fever, hepatitis, and leptospirosis are affecting the inhabitants and volunteer groups. It killed more than 12,000 Hondurans and left millions homeless throughout Central America. Most of Guanaja, Honduras remains without electricity.
Some people use generators.
Others do without. Many still worry about forest fires because there is so much debris on the ground at the start of the dry season. The storm left fishing boats strewn on the beach and shells and chunks of reef still litter the towns. A few fisherman have been able to start fishing again for lobster, but many don t have the money to even buy fuel for their outboard motors. The United States has sent more than 5,600 soldiers to take part in reconstruction efforts in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras.