While the full extent of the damage from Eta won’t be known for a while, the powerful storm, combined with the coronavirus pandemic, may have effects that last for years. Hurricane Iota reached the San Andrés archipelago (San Andres, Providencia and Santa Catalina) on 16. More than 3.6 million people across Central America have been affected by the storm to varying degrees, the Red Cross said earlier this week. In November 2020, two hurricanes (Eta and Iota) evolved into category 4 and 5 storms. Between 1 and 18 November 2020, Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and parts of South America were affected by two major natural hazards - Hurricane Eta. This is the latest in the year there has ever been a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic Basin, according to the hurricane center. It is the 13th hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, a historic season bringing 30 named storms – the most ever. On November 3, Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 storm, causing landslides and flooding that displaced thousands and left scores of people dead or missing. Iota will be the second major hurricane to hit the area in as many weeks. Six of this year’s hurricanes reached major status, meaning they. People try to recover belongings amid mud after the passage of Hurricane Eta as they prepare to evacuate the Omonita neighborhood in El Progreso, Yoro department, Honduras. Hurricane Laura was the costliest hurricane of the 2020 season, causing over 19 billion in damages, much of which occurred along the southwestern Louisiana coast as a result of its 18 ft (5.5 m) storm surge. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which lasts until the end of the month, has seen 30 named storms and 13 hurricanes. Swells will be felt from Central America to the Yucatan Peninsula, as far east as Jamaica and as far south as Colombia.Ĭentral America still recovering from Eta The predicted storm surge along the coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras will be accompanied by “large and destructive waves,” along with swells that cause “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” according to the advisory. Soldiers, municipal police and municipality employees evacuate residents amid the arrival of Hurricane Iota, en Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Nov. Such high rainfall amounts will “lead to significant, life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding, along with mudslides in areas of higher terrain,” the advisory warned. Hurricanes Eta and Iota, both super-powerful Category 4 hurricanes, made landfall in November 2020 within a two-week span, ripping through Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. Rainfall accumulations throughout Central America are expected to be high, with Honduras, northern Nicaragua, Guatemala and southern Belize seeing between 8 and 16 inches and isolated accumulations of 20 to 30 inches possible in northeast Nicaragua and northern Honduras, according to the advisory.Ĭosta Rica and Panama should also see about 4 to 8 inches, with up to 12 inches possible in some areas. Nicaraguan Navy sailors help evacuate people from the Karata and Wawa Bar communities ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Iota in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua Sunday.
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