Hurricane Iota: Over 40 deaths reported as Honduran leader pleads for help 11/20/2020 TEGUCIGALPA/MEXICO CITY, Nov 19 (Reuters) — Authorities in Central America recovered more bodies on Thursday from landslides triggered by hurricane Iota, which battered the impoverished region this week, the second deadly storm to roar through this month. Hurricane "Iota" strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane -- peak winds of 260 km/h (160 mph) -- on November 16, 2020, as it was passing over the Colombian Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, making it the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and the strongest-ever to hit Colombia. The precise number of deaths caused by Hurricane Iota is difficult to pin down because it changes by the hour. The Nicaraguan press reported the deaths … The storm has weakened but it … It also developed later in the season than any other Category 5 storm on record, topping a Nov. 8, 1932, Cuba hurricane, said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. The latest count puts the total number of deaths in Central America at 39. Bringing winds of nearly 155 miles per hour, Iota struck the coast late on Monday inundating villages still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Eta two weeks ago. At present, the main concern for emergency response officials on the ground are the risks associated with heavy flooding, wind damage and landslides, said Matthew Cochrane, a spokesperson for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in a statement. The hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30. At least 20 people in four countries have been killed by Hurricane Iota, which struck Nicaragua on … ___ Hurricane Iota slammed ashore at 10:40 p.m. EST Monday just 15 miles from where Hurricane Eta made landfall on Nov. 3. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Iota’s remnants could trigger more flooding and mudslides across Central America through Thursday as it drifted west toward the Pacific Ocean. The coastal city of … By early Wednesday, Iota had … Hurricane Eta has compounded the difficult conditions faced by millions of families in Central America amid the COVID-19 related economic devastation, hunger and unemployment. The death toll from Hurricane Iota continues to rise after the storm hammered a part of Central America that was recently battered by Hurricane Eta. Iota is the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the year and only the second November hurricane to reach category five - the last was in 1932. Hurricane Iota left a trail of devastation in its wake as it tore across parts of Nicaragua and Honduras. Iota death toll rises as rescue efforts reveal destruction. ... At least six deaths have been reported and several other people are still missing. Hurricane Iota, which made landfall on the Nicaraguan coast Nov. 16, caused more than 40 confirmed deaths across the region. Iota was the 30th named storm of this year’s historically busy Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Iota batters Central America 00:16. • Hurricane Iota: As of November 16, 7pm Hurricane Iota, a category 5, is moving toward the west near 9 mph (15 km/h) with maximum sustained winds are … A man rides his bicycle under the rain brought by Hurricane Iota, in La Lima, Honduras, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Hurricane Iota has strengthened as it roars towards Central America, less than two weeks after another devastating storm struck the region. Landslides and flooding are still a threat in Nicaragua and Honduras days after Hurricane Iota's arrival. Iota became the sixth major hurricane of the season, or a hurricane that has reached Category 3 status or greater on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, and it … Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm, with the Central American region bracing for potentially catastrophic rainfall, flooding, mudslides, a storm surge, and damaging winds. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by an equally powerful hurricane. The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota became clearer last night as images emerged showing the trail of ruin left by the second Category 4 storm to blast Nicaragua's Caribbean coast in two weeks. The country’s vice president said that two children had drowned in the La Solera river, near the Pacific Coast. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua … Since it made landfall on Monday in Nicaragua’s North Caribbean as a category 5 hurricane — the maximum on the Saffir-Simpson scale — Iota, the second cyclone of the month after Eta, flooded homes and large areas of crops, downed trees, left … "The Henry Reeve Cuban medical brigade left today for the department of Quiché to attend to communities affected by the destructive passage of the Eta and Iota tropical depressions through Guatemala." After making landfall as a category 4 hurricane on Monday night off the north coast of Nicaragua, Iota left massive flooding in its wake and at least 45 deaths… "We are following the route of the first doctors who arrived here in 1998 when Hurricane Mitch devastated this country, and despite a fierce campaign to discredit the work of the BMC, today … Nicaragua reported two deaths linked to Hurricane Iota on Tuesday afternoon. A fallen tree lies on the road after the passage of Hurricane Iota in Siuna, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Iota arrived on Monday evening, Nicaragua time, with winds of 250km/h, hitting nearly the same location as hurricane Eta two weeks earlier. Learn the facts and frequently asked questions about Hurricane Iota. Iota was the 30th named storm of this year’s historically busy Atlantic hurricane season. Storm Iota unleashed torrential floods in Central America this week, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes, with a death toll feared to be over 20 by Wednesday morning. Iota arrived Monday evening with winds of 155 mph (250 kph), hitting nearly the same location as Hurricane Eta two weeks earlier. Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua with screeching winds and pounding surf Tuesday, chasing tens of thousands of people from their homes along the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful hurricane just two weeks ago. Nicaragua and Honduras bear the brunt of the hurricane’s destruction amid a record year of storms in the Atlantic. Hurricane Iota drenched Honduras and Nicaragua on Nov. 17 as flooded villages are still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Eta two weeks prior. Hurricane Iota continued to lash strong winds and rain on northeast Nicaragua on Tuesday after having made landfall late Monday. And now the region is threatened by another storm – Iota. This year's Atlantic hurricane … It’s the second major hurricane to hit the region in two weeks. The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota became clearer Wednesday as images emerged showing piles of wind-tossed lumber that used to be homes and concrete walls that were pounded into …