Hurricane Michael drenches Honduras, other Central American countries
- 6 years ago
Heavy rains from Hurricane Michael have caused floods and landslides, killing 12 people in just a few days in Central America.
According to rescue and emergency authorities, the downpours that began on Thursday battered countries from Guatemala to Costa Rica, and caused a landslide in Honduras that killed two children and their mother while they were sleeping.
The rain destroyed houses and crops and forced thousands to leave their homes for temporary shelters.
Local authorities in Honduras said 7 thousand people were affected and 32-hundred had to evacuate their homes.
Over in Nicaragua, the government reported 23-thousand people were affected by the hurricane and a fisherman was killed after his boat overturned, two other people drowned in a river.
The head of El Salvador’s civil protection agency said two people had been killed.
One person died in Costa Rica and a child is missing in Guatemala.
According to rescue and emergency authorities, the downpours that began on Thursday battered countries from Guatemala to Costa Rica, and caused a landslide in Honduras that killed two children and their mother while they were sleeping.
The rain destroyed houses and crops and forced thousands to leave their homes for temporary shelters.
Local authorities in Honduras said 7 thousand people were affected and 32-hundred had to evacuate their homes.
Over in Nicaragua, the government reported 23-thousand people were affected by the hurricane and a fisherman was killed after his boat overturned, two other people drowned in a river.
The head of El Salvador’s civil protection agency said two people had been killed.
One person died in Costa Rica and a child is missing in Guatemala.