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| Nicaragua storm death toll rises | Nicaragua storm death toll rises |
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| The death toll from Hurricane Felix has risen to at least 38 people, with more than 200 missing, authorities in Nicaragua have said. | The death toll from Hurricane Felix has risen to at least 38 people, with more than 200 missing, authorities in Nicaragua have said. |
| The storm hit land in north-east Nicaragua on Tuesday as a maximum strength category-five hurricane before dissipating to a tropical depression. | The storm hit land in north-east Nicaragua on Tuesday as a maximum strength category-five hurricane before dissipating to a tropical depression. |
| Felix destroyed thousands of flimsy homes on the Central American country's low-lying Caribbean coast. | Felix destroyed thousands of flimsy homes on the Central American country's low-lying Caribbean coast. |
| It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed more than 20 in the region. | It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed more than 20 in the region. |
| Meanwhile, Hurricane Henriette, which killed seven people in its march up the Pacific Coast, was poised to hit Mexico for the second time in two days. | Meanwhile, Hurricane Henriette, which killed seven people in its march up the Pacific Coast, was poised to hit Mexico for the second time in two days. |
| 'Serious damage' | 'Serious damage' |
| The weaker category-one hurricane is close to Mexico's north-west coast and packing winds up to 75mph (120 km/h), according to the US National Hurricane Center. | The weaker category-one hurricane is close to Mexico's north-west coast and packing winds up to 75mph (120 km/h), according to the US National Hurricane Center. |
| Officials in Nicaragua have been counting the cost of the damage caused by Felix. | Officials in Nicaragua have been counting the cost of the damage caused by Felix. |
| Up to 9,000 homes, many of them built of wood and tin, were destroyed and as many as 50,000 people were displaced by the hurricane. | Up to 9,000 homes, many of them built of wood and tin, were destroyed and as many as 50,000 people were displaced by the hurricane. |
| The storm also struck Honduras, where up to 20,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. | The storm also struck Honduras, where up to 20,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. |
| We are getting information of bodies floating in the water Reynaldo FrancisRegional governor | We are getting information of bodies floating in the water Reynaldo FrancisRegional governor |
| Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on a visit to the devastated coastal city of Puerto Cabezas: "There are more than 200 people missing. We are talking about really serious damage." | Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on a visit to the devastated coastal city of Puerto Cabezas: "There are more than 200 people missing. We are talking about really serious damage." |
| Reynaldo Francis, governor of Nicaragua's impoverished North Atlantic Autonomous Region, which was worst hit by the hurricane, said the death toll was expected to rise. | Reynaldo Francis, governor of Nicaragua's impoverished North Atlantic Autonomous Region, which was worst hit by the hurricane, said the death toll was expected to rise. |
| "We are getting information of bodies floating in the water," he said. | "We are getting information of bodies floating in the water," he said. |
| Among the dead were a newborn girl, a man who drowned when his boat capsized and a woman killed when a tree fell on her house. | Among the dead were a newborn girl, a man who drowned when his boat capsized and a woman killed when a tree fell on her house. |
| Fishing communities of Miskito Indians, many of whom refused to flee before Felix hit, were particularly badly affected. | Fishing communities of Miskito Indians, many of whom refused to flee before Felix hit, were particularly badly affected. |
| Correspondents say the storm revived memories throughout Central America of Hurricane Mitch, which killed some 10,000 people in 1998. | Correspondents say the storm revived memories throughout Central America of Hurricane Mitch, which killed some 10,000 people in 1998. |