{"id":1101,"date":"2011-10-27T10:17:41","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T16:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2011-10-27T10:17:41","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T16:17:41","slug":"central-america-floods-its-not-the-rain-but-the-type-of-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/central-america-floods-its-not-the-rain-but-the-type-of-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Central America Floods: It&#8217;s Not the Rain, But the Type of Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following report from the LWF (Lutheran World Federation) gives an update of the situation following the deluge that has been hitting Centeral America since early this month. The issue is not just that it has been raining consistently but that the rains have been extremely intense. This has caused massive flooding and mudslides throughout the region that have led hundreds of thousands to be displaced and over 100 fatalities. <\/p>\n<p>Please remember the people of the region in their time of need.<\/p>\n<p>LWF post: <a href=\"http:\/\/lwfworldservice.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/27\/el-salvador-lwf-and-act-take-action-as-un-office-says-150000-affected-in-salvador\/\">LWF and ACT Take Action as UN Office Says 150,000 Affected in Salvador<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ELCA Disaster Page: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Faith-In-Action\/Responding-to-the-World\/Disaster-Response\/Ongoing-Responses\/Central-America-Flooding_October-2011.aspx\">Central America Flooding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n<em>Gifts to ELCA International Disaster Response allow the church to respond globally in times of need. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/sslpage.aspx?pid=673\">Donate now.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following report from the LWF (Lutheran World Federation) gives an update of the situation following the deluge that has been hitting Centeral America since early this month. 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