NICARAGUANS IN THE HOUSE WHICH WAS BUILT WITH INTERNATIONAL AID AFTER HURRICANE MITCH, 1999-10-27 (photo)

FOR USE WITH STORY NICARAGUA MITCH - A Nicaraguan family rests on the porch of their home October 25, built with international aid funds, after they lost their own home under the mudslide which buried two communities on the foothills of the Casitas volcano 120 km west of Managua. The towns around the Casitas volcano in the municipality of Posoltega became the strongest symbol of the devastation wrought on Central America by Hurricane Mitch exactly one year ago. Over 3000 people died throughout Nicaragua, and more than 2000 under this mudslide due to the torrential rain the enormous hurricane brought to Nicaragua. AW/RC