It has been nearly one full month since Fuego's initial eruption and yet, still, the volcano is not quiet. Furthermore, rain and unpredictable rivers, ash and sand from Fuego are making life very difficult. In the cutoff (but not evacuated) village of Ceylan the number of cases of diarrhea among children and adults have been … Continue reading The Blog: Update 9
The rain continues to fall and Fuego continues to rumble and spit lava. The village of Ceylan and La Rochela - a small community even higher up the volcano, are still nervous about the potential threat of the volcano on their side of the mountain. This week, Nina and the Vamos Adelante team discovered there … Continue reading The Blog: Update 8
Over the weekend Nina and a friend visited the Fuego disaster zone, where the remains of the village of San Miguel Los Lotes are located. As you would expect, Nina said it was a very intense experience. The photos below speak for themselves. Small clusters of people were scattered across the scorched landscape of the … Continue reading The Blog: Update 7
Vamos Adelante and World Central Kitchen (WCK;https://www.worldcentralkitchen.org/chefsforguatemala-update) continue to deliver food daily to the isolated community of Ceylan, high up on the side of Fuego. WCK has been distributing food to other locations as well, so Nina has recently been charged with meeting the Ceylan promoters in Siquinala to hand off the meals for the … Continue reading The Blog: Update 6
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