Twenty-seven years ago today, on November 4, 1998 (September 16, 1998 lunar calendar), torrential rains caused landslides and hurricane "Mitch" swallowed nearly 10,000 people. On November 4, 1998, due to Hurricane "Mitch" ravaging Central America, disasters such as torrential rains and landslides have been happening in the region for more than a week, causing a large number of deaths and material damage. Nearly 10,000 Central Americans were killed by the hurricane, and more than 2.50 million people were affected. Honduras is the Central American country with the largest official death toll. It is announced that Hurricane "Mitch" has killed more than 5,000 people in the country, while 11,000 people are missing, and the number of people affected is nearly 2 million. According to the statistics of the Nicaragua Civil Defense Commission, Hurricane "Mitch" has caused 2,100 deaths in the country, and the number of people affected is about 500,000. Located 130 kilometers northwest of the capital Managua, the Cassitas volcano experienced severe landslides and mudslides at noon on October 30 due to long-term rain initialization. At least 1,500 people were killed in the disaster, and nearly 2,000 people were missing. In addition, hundreds of people were also killed in Hurricane Mitch in El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Hurricane Mitch hit Central America, causing not only casualties, but also huge damage to production and living facilities in the region, and economic losses are believed to be as high as billions of dollars.