volcanoes, storms and life as normal ! ??

So it's been a bit eventful here in Guatemala.
A couple of weeks ago, Pacaya Volcano (which I have climbed a couple of times) erupted and sent clouds of volcanic ash raining on Guatemala City and around. A bit surreal, but not that desperate - apart from for the 1000 or so people who were evacuated from their homes close to the volcano.
But then the following day it started raining heavily and didn't stop for 2 days. We lost power for about 12 hours but didn't think too much of it. It was only later, that we realised that it was tropical storm Agatha, and that throughout the country about 100 people had died, mainly as a result of landslides. Over the next few days we found out that now something like 90,000 people had been made homeless and were staying in makeshift shelters.
In a mountainous country like Guatemala, it's usually not the storm itself that does the most harm - but the landslides that it causes. This is even more likely in areas where there has been serious deforestation (ie everywhere), and where the quality of houses and roads is poor.
There have been several stories in the news about bridges or roads -which were virtually brand new, being swept away in the storm. Guatemala has always been affected by tropical storms and as a result has quite stringent building regulations --- but very little in the way of enforcing them.
So here it all feels a bit strange -- there are still 90,000 homeless people. The government has assigned several collection points where we can donate clothes and food items for those affected. Some organisations I know are also involved in the distribution - but at the same time most of life carries on as normal. It's weird to be affected and yet not be affected. I pray for more of God's perspective in all of this.