HRES 76 IH111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 76
Mourning the horrific loss of life in January 2009 caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should assist the affected people and communitiesEH
H. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2009
Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. MACK, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BERMAN, and Mr. CROWLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Mourning the horrific loss of life in January 2009 caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should assist the affected people and communitiRes. 76
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
April 28, 2009.
Whereas, on January 4, 2009, millions of tons of earth fell onto a road in the Alta Verapaz area north of Guatemala City, Guatemala;
Whereas it is suspected that a geological fault triggered the movement of earth, sending 10,000,000 tons of mud and rock down a hillside onto a road that runs from San Cristobal Verapaz to Chicaman, north of Guatemala City;
Whereas at least 38 people have been6 people were confirmed dead and up to 60 may bwere missing, many of whom are coffee workers in the region;
Whereas rescue organizations, volunteers, and agencies from throughout Guatemala had been working at the site until danger of another landslide shut down the operation;
Whereas, on January 8, 2009, at 1:21PM, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Capital region of San Jose, Costa Rica, including the areas of Sarapiqui, Varablanca, and Poasito;
Whereas the earthquake’s epicenter was 20 miles from San Jose at a depth of 21.7 miles and the shaking continued for 40 seconds;
Whereas 20 Costa Ricans have been3 individuals were confirmed dead, over 100 have beenwere treated for injuries, and up to 17 may benearly a dozen went missing, including many buried by the resulting landslides;
Whereas 518 homes have beenwere destroyed to the point where they awere uninhabitable, 26 kilometers of road awere unusable, and 61 communities have beenwere affected;
Whereas roads, businesses, government buildings, and the popular tourist sites at the Poas Volcano and the La Paz waterfalls have beenwere severely damaged; and
Whereas Guatemala and Costa Rica have been frequently impacted by significant natural disasters, including those in the aftermath of Hurricane Stan in Guatemala in 2005 that led to hundreds of deaths: Now, therefore, be it
U.S. Congress - Text of H.Res.76 as Engrossed in House Mourning the horrific loss of life in January 2009 caused by a landslide in Guatemala a...
