Tropical Storm hits Central America

The first named storm for the Pacific hurricane season hit countries in Central America this weekend. At least 115 people have been killed. The tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Guatemala was the hardest hit with 92 dead, 54 missing and 59 injured. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated from their homes due to flooding. As the Atlantic hurricane season begins on Tuesday it brings the constant worry of more devastation.

This is of global importance because it is a reminder that the hurricane season is coming and countries need to be prepared to deal with natural disasters. As a global community the Red Cross helps countries in need. This is only the start of what is going to come and countries throughout the world need to help each other when hit hard by natural disasters.