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Hurricane Ida floods kill 91 in El Salvador

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

A late-season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 91 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua. Hurricane Ida, which grew to a category two storm Sunday, was now moving into the ...

Hurricane Ida floods kill 50 in El Salvador

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

A late season hurricane ravaged parts of Central America Sunday as floods and landslides killed at least 50 in El Salvador and thousands were left homeless in Nicaragua. Hurricane Ida, which grew to a category two Sunday, was now churning towards Mexico's ...

Depression Ida dumps heavy rain on Nicaragua

Reuters US Online Report World News 15 days ago

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical depression as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands. Hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes on the Corn Islands, near the ...

Tropical storm Ida could trigger Nicaragua mudslides

Reuters US Online Report World News 15 days ago

MANAGUA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday as heavy rains forced a Caribbean island to evacuate and the Central American nation, fearing devastating mudslides, was put on hurricane watch. Ida, the ninth named storm of ...

Hurricane Ida downgraded, hits thousands in Nicaragua

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm. There were no initial reports of casualties. Ida hit the coast as a category one ...

Hurricane Ida downgraded to tropical storm off Nicaragua

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday after slamming into Nicaragua as a category one hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said. "The government of Nicaragua has replaced the hurricane warning with a tropical storm warning," the experts said, predicting ...

Hurricane Ida strikes eastern Nicaragua

AFP Global Edition 16 days ago

Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua Thursday, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the eastern coast, from where hundreds had been evacuated. The category one hurricane packed winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour and struck between Bluefields and Puerto Cabezas, ...

Latin American leaders move to extend their rule

AP News 19 days ago

In Latin America, voters granting leaders more time in office to effect real change Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power. Now a new ...

US envoy defiant on leaving Nicaragua

AFP American Edition 20 days ago

The US ambassador to Nicaragua said on Sunday he plans to stay put in the Central American nation despite violent protests demanding that he go home for allegedly meddling in domestic politics. "I am staying here to work as US ambassador (as) ...

US envoy: No apology for chiding Nicaragua court

AP News 21 days ago

US envoy says no apology for criticizing Nicaragua court ruling allowing Ortega to run again The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua said Saturday that he sees no need to apologize for criticizing a court ruling opening the way for the possible re-election of ...

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