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Added on the 21/11/2020 14:24:46 - Copyright : AFP EN
Locals return to their severely damaged homes after flooding caused by Hurricane Iota ravaged the area surrounding San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras.
People in Honduras are fleeing their homes as hurricane Iota forms in the Caribbean. Less than two weeks after the powerful storm Eta killed more than 200 across Central America, authorities on Saturday warned that storm Iota is likely to batter coastal areas of Nicaragua and Honduras.
Scores of destroyed buildings are the aftermath of Hurricane Iota in Providencia, a Colombian offshore island in the Caribbean which was hard-hit by strong winds and heavy downpours, as Central America reels from deadly floods and landslides.
Local residents wade down flooded streets in La Lima municipality, northern Honduras. Homes and businesses are left entirely or partially submerged in the flooding caused by the overflow of the Chamelecon river after the passage of Hurricane Iota. IMAGES
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