Dear friend,

Thank you for your prayers and generous support for the victims of the volcano eruption.We appreciate that you trust Potter’s House to channel your support.

On June 4th one of Guatemala´s active volcanoes erupted and destroyed a large community called Los Lotes, killed hundreds of people and left thousands of others with nothing. Since the beginning of the emergency PHA has been involved in providing support for the communities that were affected. Based on our contingency plan and the partnership with two local churches we have been serving two communities in the Escuintla and Sacatepéquez states.

Unfortunately Guatemala continues to suffer and the poor and needy are being hit with one emergency after another.

Drought
The North Eastern part of the country (part of the Central American Dry Corridor) has received very little rain their most important crops (rice, beans, corn, coffee,etc) and fresh produce have been lost. Almost 200,000 families are affected and the financial loss is estimated to be almost $48 Million US Dollars. The government is considering declaring the region in State of Calamity.

Flooding
Four states in the South Western part of the country have had heavy rains that are causing ponds, rivers and lakes to overflow and inundated individual homes and whole towns. Floods have in-communicated areas and washed out roads used to transport produce out of those communities and into the city to be sold. In some areas there is also risk of crops being destroyed due to an excess of water.