October 9, 2022 23:36
Hurricane Julia, which hit the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua at dawn on Sunday, weakened and turned into a tropical storm as it moved north, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
“Tropical Storm Julia is moving across Nicaragua,” the center said in its latest report, noting the risks of floods and landslides in Central America.
This storm is then expected to move toward southern Mexico, with strong winds coming to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala on Sunday and Monday, according to the American Center’s forecast.
“It is still raining, we are trapped, no power and no water since dawn, many houses without roofs and many trees fell on the road,” said Julio Hernandez, a resident of Rio Blanco, 220 kilometers north of the capital, Managua.
Julia made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 1 hurricane along the coast near Pearl Lagoon, at 07:15 GMT, the center said.
High winds and torrential rain began to hit the city and the autonomous region of Bluefields on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua (east) around midnight on Saturday, Sunday.
State media reported that they had received information regarding uprooted roofs, fallen trees and power outages in the town of Bluefields.
In Bluefields, fishermen secured their boats, while locals rushed to shops and banks to stock up on supplies and withdraw cash.
Source: agencies
