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| Hurricane Felix killed four people in Nicaragua and destroyed thousands of houses in Central America before weakening into a tropical storm. | Hurricane Felix killed four people in Nicaragua and destroyed thousands of houses in Central America before weakening into a tropical storm. |
| The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said wind speeds had decreased to 85km/h (53mph) from 260km/h. | The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said wind speeds had decreased to 85km/h (53mph) from 260km/h. |
| But the NHC warned that heavy rains were likely to produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. | But the NHC warned that heavy rains were likely to produce life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. |
| Hurricane Felix's devastation comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed tens of people in the region. | Hurricane Felix's devastation comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed tens of people in the region. |
| See a map showing the two hurricanes' paths | See a map showing the two hurricanes' paths |
| The storm hit land in Northern Nicaragua as a category-five hurricane - the maximum strength. | The storm hit land in Northern Nicaragua as a category-five hurricane - the maximum strength. |
| On Tuesday it ravaged the town of Puerto Cabezas, where winds tore the roofs off homes and shelters and damaged a church. | On Tuesday it ravaged the town of Puerto Cabezas, where winds tore the roofs off homes and shelters and damaged a church. |
| "My house felt like it was moving with the wind," resident Julio Mena told Reuters new agency. | "My house felt like it was moving with the wind," resident Julio Mena told Reuters new agency. |
| Hurricane Felix is the second Category 5 storm in two weeks | Hurricane Felix is the second Category 5 storm in two weeks |
| Four people, including a newborn girl were killed in and around the town. | Four people, including a newborn girl were killed in and around the town. |
| Many of the region's 200,000 people live in poverty, and many people are believed to have lost their houses in the hurricane. | Many of the region's 200,000 people live in poverty, and many people are believed to have lost their houses in the hurricane. |
| Felix weakened as it travelled west later on Tuesday. | Felix weakened as it travelled west later on Tuesday. |
| However the storm is expected to bring heavy rains to southern Honduras and Guatemala, where hillside villages are said to be vulnerable to mudslides. | However the storm is expected to bring heavy rains to southern Honduras and Guatemala, where hillside villages are said to be vulnerable to mudslides. |
| Hurricane Felix comes only two weeks after the region was hit by Hurricane Dean. | Hurricane Felix comes only two weeks after the region was hit by Hurricane Dean. |
| It is the first time on record that two Atlantic hurricanes made landfall as category-five storms in a single season. | It is the first time on record that two Atlantic hurricanes made landfall as category-five storms in a single season. |
| But although the two hurricanes killed more than 20 people and destroyed thousands of homes, their impact was far less devastating than that of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. | But although the two hurricanes killed more than 20 people and destroyed thousands of homes, their impact was far less devastating than that of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. |
| That year, at least 10,000 people where killed across the region in floods and mudslides, in a storm that remains one of the deadliest on record. | That year, at least 10,000 people where killed across the region in floods and mudslides, in a storm that remains one of the deadliest on record. |
| Meanwhile another hurricane, Henriette, hit Mexico's Baja peninsula, by the Pacific Ocean, with winds approaching 130km/h (80mph). | |
| It struck Los Cabos, a popular tourist destination, generating 4.5m (15ft) waves and forcing the closure of airports. | |
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