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Raw sewage from a broken sewer line is spilling into a street and running into the Choulateca River. It's been that way since Mitch. We walked down to the riverbank (about 1/2 a block from here) and watched people on the opposite bank washing their clothing in the river. There is some structural damage to the building in the background.
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Massive erosion is visible in this view of the Choulateca River. The flood plain used to contain homes which were washed away in the massive flooding. In the lower left foreground, you see the edge of a set of steps which now lead to no where. The steps just drop off into space, street and sidewalks to which they were connected no longer exist. The drop off was a good 10-15 feet in height.
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Another view along the river shows the size of the boulders moved by the rushing waters of the Choulateca. I am 5'6" tall and the boulder in the foreground was as tall as I am. Slightly to the left of center, partially obscured by a plant, is the the remains of piling that held up a building. The "exterior" walls you see on the buildings are actually walls that separated structures. There were one or more sets of buildings between those remaining and the river. All were washed away during the storm.
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