Desastres Naturales

Iota pierde fuerza y pasa a ser tormenta tropical mientras sigue avance por el Istmo

Su paso deja hasta el momento seis personas fallecidas; se desconoce magnitud de su impacto en el Caribe norte de Nicaragua

This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Iota  over Central America on November 17, 2020, at 13:0 UTC over Central America. - Hurricane Iota was barreling through Central America on November 17, 2020, hours after making landfall as the strongest Atlantic storm this year along a stretch of Nicaraguan coast devastated by a powerful storm just two weeks ago. Authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas of Nicaragua and Honduras in the immediate path of the storm. US forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned of "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and landslides" in Central America. (Photo by Handout / RAMMB/NOAA/NESDIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RAMMB/NOAA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image shows Hurricane Iota over Central America on November 17, 2020, at 13:0 UTC over Central America. - Hurricane Iota was barreling through Central America on November 17, 2020, hours after making landfall as the strongest Atlantic storm this year along a stretch of Nicaraguan coast devastated by a powerful storm just two weeks ago. Authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas of Nicaragua and Honduras in the immediate path of the storm. US forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned of "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and landslides" in Central America. (Photo by Handout / RAMMB/NOAA/NESDIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RAMMB/NOAA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT

Managua. Iota se degradó este martes a tormenta tropical tras azotar con fuertes lluvias y vientos a Nicaragua, donde miles de personas quedaron incomunicadas, sin agua ni luz, mientras continúa su avance por una Centroamérica devastada hace dos semanas por el ciclón Eta.

Tras tocar tierra el lunes en Nicaragua como huracán categoría 5 (la máxima en la escala Saffir-Simpson), ahora “Iota se degradó a tormenta tropical, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 105 km/h”, en el norte de Nicaragua y avanzando rumbo a Honduras, informó el Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (Ineter).

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