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Julia, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall on Sunday in Nicaragua How Category 1 hurricane Central America has left at least four deaths, landslides and severe floods due to the direct or indirect impact of the natural phenomenon.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC, for its English acronym) of the United States indicated that although Julia is no longer a hurricane, the threat Floods and landslides In Central America, which has been on alert since last Thursday.
in HondurasA 22-year-old woman died on Sunday drag down a table, A man and a six-year-old boy They drowned trying to cross the river. There is also a missing girl.
According to unofficial information, Seven other people have disappeared After his boat sank in the Mosquita strip.
The authorities had asked residents of several municipalities in northern Honduras to evacuate their homes before the flooding of the mighty rivers that cross the area most affected by bad weather in Honduras, where several Thousands of people have been suspended in shelters and lessons.
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in Panamaa woman died on Friday night when it was her home swept away by landslides of land in the Caribbean province of Kowloon as a result of rain associated with Julia, the National Civil Protection System (Sinabrook) told Evie.
In the western province of Chiriqui, on the border with Costa RicaOn Sunday, two hundred people remained in a shelter in the highlands, where there were landslides and swollen rivers They left some areas isolated from the outside world. Classes were also suspended Monday in Panama.
In Nicaragua, when it hit the Caribbean coast as a hurricane, Julia had winds of 140 kilometers per hour. Rooftops and electrical wires were cut off cutting down trees. The area has already begun to regain the connections it had lost.
Nicaraguan authorities No deaths reported Because of Julia, who left the country on Sunday night with a high risk of disaster due to potential river floods and landslides.
More than 13,000 evacuees in the Caribbean can Back to the shelters If necessary, they referred to various sources of the National System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Attention (Sinapred).
National and international flights hung In Nicaragua this Sunday.
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In neighboring Costa Rica, the effects of Julia caused storms. Floods have been recorded and at least 300 people remained in shelters, Authorities reported this Sunday.
in saviorCivil protection authorities called on citizens, Sunday, especially those who live near the Pacific Ocean and high-risk areas, to proactive evacuation Before the effects that may be caused by rain caused by Julia.
The Civil Protection decision was issued on Sunday national red alert, The Ministry of Education ordered the suspension of studies in public and private bodies for Monday, October 10.
Red Cross Guatemala I mentioned this Sunday urban floods From the Atlantic coast, due to the constant rains associated with Tropical Storm Julia.
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The Pacific coasts of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador are under a Tropical Storm Warning and the Guatemala Warning is under watch, which means that Julia will later arrive in that country, According to NHC data.
In this context, the International Red Cross asked countries on Sunday to guarantee humanitarian aid to them Illegal immigrants now passing by the thousands Through Central America on its way north.
These travelers ‘hmm unaware of any early warning.” of the countries through which they pass, without timely information on weather conditions or places of refuge, leaving them “in the complete weakness The Head of Community Engagement and Accountability in the Americas for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Diana Medina, explained to Efe.
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