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People march on a flooded street in La Lima, Honduras, after Hurricane Iota.
At least 25 people have been confirmed dead after Storm Iota, which hit Central America as a Category 5 hurricane with record winds Monday night local time.
– What still remained after Eta, this hurricane ended, says Yamil Zapata, a spokesman for the local government in Puerto Cabezas on the east coast of Nicaragua, to the AFP news agency.
Iota swept through the same region where 200 people lost their lives two weeks ago when areas were devastated by Category 4 Hurricane Eta.
Like Eta, Iota has left landslides, floods, smashed houses and shattered infrastructure. Most of the deaths, 16 people, have been reported so far from Nicaragua, where the eye of the hurricane drew.
The storm has now weakened dramatically and is over El Salvador, but the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) fears that its aftermath will continue to reap victims even Thursday.
“Floods and landslides in parts of Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala could be compounded by soggy soils, which could have potentially catastrophic consequences,” the NHC wrote.
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