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Jean-Marie Bahora thought he knew the telltale signs of an imminent volcano.
The family’s modest livelihood was disrupted when the devastating second wave of COVID-19 swept across India.
When a deadly second wave of COVID-19 struck India in May 2021, many people, like 53-year-old Amrit, were hesitant to become vaccinated.
“We had no chance to take shelter or to protect ourselves because it was something completely unexpected,” says Geovana Lucrecia of the hurricane that brought flooding and devastation to Guatemala.
In just two years, Rosa has suffered twice the consequences and destruction left by two major cyclones.
“The families of our community were sad because they thought our family had drowned.”
“I was frustrated when I lost my house because I have a big family and we didn’t have anywhere else to go,” Abdulrahman said.
It may take years before the impact of the storm has passed, but for now, they are in a better place.
When the floodwaters receded, Mun and her family faced one of the biggest after-flood issues–poor hygiene and sanitation conditions.
“I didn’t know where to go to live because the house where I lived is no longer a house,” said Keily Josselin Cruz Sánchez.
Before the floods, Chat Run earned a small income by selling vegetables and bananas to support herself and her two grandchildren, who lived with her.
When a second hurricane hit Nicaragua in mid-November 2020, Yodelsi Alfonso Lagos couldn’t find her house.