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Storm Eta Damage Pushes Small, Indigenous Farmers in Central America Into Hunger

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ruben Garcia not long ago had small herds of cattle and fields bursting with crops; now the indigenous farmer in northern Nicaragua lies awake worrying how long it will be before he and his neighbors run out of food.

The wooden homes and tiny farms of the indigenous Miskito community stood little chance against the sustained winds of 150 mph as Hurricane Eta barreled along the Caribbean coast earlier this month.

The subsistence farmers in one of Nicaragua’s poorest areas will have little to eat in the wake of one of the most powerful storms . . .

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