Hurricane Iota hits Nicaragua in Central America
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Powerful Hurricane Iota hit Nicaragua in Central America late on Monday. Iota is the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year. It is only the second November hurricane to reach category 5 – the last was in 1932.
Hurricane Iota had intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm early in the day, but it weakened slightly to Category 4. It had wind speeds of about 250 km per hour. Its centre made landfall about 45 kilometres south of the city of Puerto Cabezas, also known as Bilwi.
Before it affected Nicaragua, Hurricane Iota first affected the islands of San Andres and Providencia (which are part of Colombia). 90% of Providencia’s infrastructure has been affected by Iota.
The hurricane is expected to bring heavy rains and winds which will cause flooding and landslides. It can badly affect the region, which is still recovering after Hurricane Eta hit it about 2 weeks ago. More than 3.6 million people across Central America have been affected by Eta.
Apart from Nicaragua, it will affect Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. There are also warnings issued for strong waves in the ocean near Nicaragua and Honduras.
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has seen a record-breaking number of storms this year – 30 in all.
There is great concern about the effects of the hurricanes on the region, which is also fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorities are moving people to safety and have issued public warnings to stay alert.
Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all names for tropical storms. They are just known by different names in different locations. A tropical storm means a rotating, organised system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters (oceans in warm regions).
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