Honduras On Alert
Despite Weaker Felix
The fear of possible
landslides has the
Honduran capital under
maximum alert, although
Hurricane Felix has been
depleted, going from
highest Category 5 to a
tropical storm on the
Saffir-Simpson scale.
Hurricane Felix comes
weakened to Honduras
after its devastating
course over Nicaragua,
but authorities fear
that constant rains will
cause rivers to overflow
and flood low-lying
places, recalling the
effect of tropical storm
Mitch when it struck in
1998 and 10,000 people
died.
At least four people
died in Puerto Cabezas,
Nicaragua from the
impact of Hurricane
Felix, the second
category 5 hurricane of
the season.
The Permanent
Contingency Commission
said 23,778 people were
evacuated in Honduras,
most of them in the
departments of Gracias a
Dios and Islas de la
Bahia, where Felix
destroyed 123 dwellings.
Authorities expect rain
accumulation of up to 2
inches during the next
12 hours, until the
tropical storm
dissipates or enters
Salvadoran national
territory.
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