Smoke causes chaos in Honduras |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2005/04/27 16:34 Shanghai Daily |
A pall of smoke forced closure of Honduras' troubled main airport for a seventh consecutive day yesterday, causing chaos for travelers to and from the Central American nation. Hundreds of forest, brush and cropland fires have fed a 3,000-meter layer of brownish smoke over much of Honduras, causing visibility at Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa to fall below the minimum legal requirement of three kilometers. Exhausted visitors seeking flights out of the Honduran capital have crowded the airport's small departure lounge daily, echoing with a string of flight cancellation announcements. Many have been forced to take long bus trips along winding roads to the northern city of San Pedro Sula or to neighboring El Salvador and Nicaragua. "The situation will continue as visibility is restricted to 1,000 meters," said Nabil Kawas of the National Meteorological Service. He said that the airport in the northern city of San Pedro Sula also was closed for two hours on Monday, threatening to disrupt the diversion of flights unable to land in Tegucigalpa. (The Associated Press) |
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