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Nicaragua: Ida
Causes No Victims
MANAGUA - Hurricane Ida cut through
Nicaragua without causing any human
casualty, the Civil Defense (CD), the
National System for Prevention and Attention
and the local media highlight today.
After an evaluation of the passage of Ida on
the south and north of Nicaragua, CD chief
Brigadier General Mario Perez Cassar
confirmed that no human casualty was
reported and the greatest damage the
hurricane inflicted was in houses and farms.
TV channel 4 showed the impact on roofs by
the strong winds and the floods caused by
torrential rains. Nearly 560 houses were
damaged by the tropical storm.
A total of 10,000 people were left homeless
in 40 communities and the media reported
that Russia donated 23 tons of medications
to help the affected people.
Ida is still gatting organization with
maximum winds of 47 miles an hour. At 06:00
local time Saturday, its center was
estimated at 400 miles southeast from
Cozumel, Mexico, moving northeastward at 7
miles an hour.
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