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Residents of the coastal city of Bilwi board up windows and head to shelters as Eta, which has strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, bears down on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, threatening the Central American countries with catastrophic winds and floods. IMAGES
Triangulo Minero, Nov 4 (EFE).- Hurricane Eta left a trail of destruction in Nicaragua's impoverished and sparsely populated Caribbean region after making landfall as a Category 4 storm, government and independent sources said Wednesday.There also have been reports of two deaths from the powerful hurricane - now a tropical storm over the northern part of the Central American country - although they have not been officially confirmed. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS).SHOT LIST: FLOODED STREETS AND TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION DURING THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM ETA THROUGH NORTHERN NICARAGUA.
Bilwi, Nov 3 (EFE).- Hurricane Eta, a powerful Category 4 storm on the 5-point Saffir-Simpson scale and considered to be "extremely dangerous," made landfall on Tuesday on Nicaragua's northeastern coast, one of the most vulnerable and impoverished parts of the country and inhabited mainly by the descendants of African slaves and Miskito Indians.Eta made landfall 35 kilometers (22 miles) south-southeast of the city of Bilwi, or Puerto Cabezas, with maximum sustained winds of 220 kph, according to the 6 pm advisory from the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE SECURE WALLS AND ROOF OF A HOUSE AMID HEAVY RAINS BROUGHT BY HURRICANE ETA, IN BILWI, NICARAGUA.
Managua, Nov 4 (EFE), (CAMERA: Renée Ramos) .- Hurricane Eta, downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday in northern Nicaragua, left a trail of destruction after hitting category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale ( of a maximum of 5) in the Nicaraguan Caribbean, as well as two deaths that have not been recognized by Managua.
Strong winds and heavy rain hit a street in Bluefields (east) as Hurricane Julia touches down on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The hurricane carries with it the threat of flash flooding and mudslides across Central America. IMAGES
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