Families in the communities supported by OCDIH affected by the earthquake

Due to the earthquake on Thursday night - 7,1 on the Richter Scale - at the north eastern coast of Honduras, various communities in the different OCDIH sectors have been affected. There have been serious damages in the sectors of Chinda and Ilama in Santa Barbara, Copan Ruinas and Lepaera in Lempira. The latest information shows that there is a loss of 120 houses due to collapsed walls. Other houses are now causing extreme danger to the families because the earthquake caused serious cracks in the walls. The affected families are living in great uncertainty. The majority is now staying at their neighbors or families. But these are just temporal solutions.