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Hurricane Eta Forces Red Alerts, Evacuations in Nicaragua and Honduras
At a Glance The major hurricane was already causing flooding in some parts of Central America.The governments of Nicaragua and Honduras have prepositioned food and emergency supplies.Nicaragua's navy helped evacuate 1,600 people off a tiny island on Saturday. The governments of Nicaragua and Honduras declared red alerts Monday for much of their countries as Hurricane Eta barreled toward their Caribbean coasts. The Nicaraguan government issued the highest alert for the Northern Caribbean and Mining Triangle regions. Residents of coastal communities...
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Historically Powerful Typhoon Goni Kills 16, Destroys Thousands of Homes in Philippines
At a Glance Typhoon Goni was the strongest landfalling typhoon on record.Thousands of homes were washed away by a storm surge.Mudflows and boulders destroyed other homes. The full extent of the destruction left behind in the Philippines by Typhoon Goni became clearer Monday when rescuers were finally able to reach areas cut off by the storm. Goni made landfall in the province of Catanduanes early Sunday as the strongest landfalling typhoon on record. At least 16 people were killed in...
Burrito Levee in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Battered By Multiple Storms
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey levee damage along Grand Isle, Louisiana, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) At a Glance The structure was breached in several places.Five tropical systems made landfall in Louisiana this year.Discussions are underway on how to fix the levee. A decade ago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished a sprawling sand dune that snaked along the 7.7-mile Gulf of Mexico coastline on Grand Isle, Louisiana. With a hard-packed clay core...
Dozens Dead as Eta Triggers Catastrophic Flooding, Landslides in Central America
At a Glance Most of the deaths were from landslides.Isolated communities were cut off by flooding and damaged bridges.The storm came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane. Eta continued to bring devastation to Honduras, Nicaragua and other parts of Central America on Thursday, even after weakening to a tropical depression. More than 50 deaths are being blamed on the storm, including at least 37 people who were killed by landslides in Guatemala, according to the Associated Press. President Alejandro Giammattei...
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