Hundreds of volunteers gather to help those who are now suffering the wrath of Hurricane Mitch

LAP98110601 - 06 NOVEMBER 1998 - .LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA: Hundreds of volunteers whose family members are now suffering the wrath of Hurricane Mitch box up food donations in a spontaeous effort, November 5, in a downtown Los Angeles parking lot. Churches, shops and schools througout Southern California have become makeshift relief centers, collecting food, clothing, medicine and building materials to be airlifted this week to Central America. Los Angeles is home to hundreds of thousands of residents who have relatives in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador. UPI jr/wy/Jim Ruymen