Central America ravaged by all-time record hurricane season

The region of Central America and the Caribbean has been one of the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, pushing an estimated 20 million into poverty and another 7 million into extreme poverty, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). And to make matters worse, the coronavirus crisis is coming in the middle of the busiest Atlantic hurricane season in history, with 29 occurrences and an untold number of deaths.  

Hurricane Eta, which dissipated on Friday, battered Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of the southeastern U.S. over the last two weeks.

So far, 167 deaths have been confirmed as a result of the storm — the majority coming in the so-called Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Local sources heard by The Brazilian Report confirmed that heavy rains and high winds have closed the main airport in Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, where electricity and internet have become scarce.  

According to Unicef, Eta affected more than 1.2 million children in Central America, especially due to the lack...