Honduras is one of the countries in Central America to be hit not by one but two hurricanes this month. The dining area at Our Lady of the Holy Fountain Nursery School, damaged during Hurricanes Eta and Iota (Gregg Brekke) Honduras hurricane ministry 1 RESIZE.jpg. Residents weather Hurricane Eta in a makeshift shelter in Lima, Honduras, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — The rain-heavy remnants of Hurricane Eta flooded homes from Panama to Guatemala Thursday as the death toll across Central America rose to at least 57, and aid organizations warned the flooding and mudslides were creating a slow-moving humanitarian disaster across the region. SHARE. Opinion. At a Glance. The estimated economic loss from Hurricane Eta ranges from 10%-20% of Honduras’ GDP, or roughly $5 billion dollars. Subsequent damage from Iota is expected to further inflate those numbers. December 14, 2020 06:06 AM Cristian Silva, right, … We are heartbroken at the widespread loss and devastation that surrounds us. Evacuations continue on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, along the Mosquito Coast in Honduras as a Category 5 Hurricane Iota took aim at Central America. When it rains it pours in Honduras, a country that had already suffered multiple crisis in recent years: state repression, gang violence, economic problems, environmental destruction, mass emigration and, most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. The storm threatens to aggravate the situation in areas of Central America devastated two weeks ago by Hurricane Eta. Hurricane Iota is still causing heavy damage and flooding in Honduras. By Ron Brackett November 03, 2020. Tweet . Hurricane Iota left a trail of devastation in its wake as it tore across parts of Nicaragua and Honduras. Iota flooded stretches of Honduras still underwater from Hurricane Eta, after it hit Nicaragua Monday evening as a Category 4 hurricane and weakened as it … Shelters for people whose homes were flooded or damaged by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Honduras are now so crowded that thousands of victims have taken refuge under highway overpasses or bridges. TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS -- The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota became clearer Wednesday as images emerged showing piles of wind-tossed lumber that … Hurricane Eta causes massive flooding in Honduras. Duration: 00:44 11 /4/2020. Aid officials say that the damage from hurricanes Eta and Iota rival that caused by Hurricane Mitch, one of the deadliest Atlantic storms of all time. A Red Alert is in effect for Gracias a Dios, Colón, Atlántida, and Isalas de la Bahia an Olancho. Eta, a strong Category 4 hurricane… Share . Hurricane Eta lashed the Nicaraguan coast on Tuesday, causing significant damage and reportedly claiming at least two lives, one of them in neighbouring Honduras. Hurricanes Eta and Iota have caused about US$10 billion in damages in Honduras and affected more than 4 million people, the Central American … Sr. Victoria Emérita, center, works with volunteers in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to sort clothing and home items Jan. 21 to distribute to victims of Hurricanes Eta and Iota. The country remains in national red alert, with an estimated 20% of the population affected, many of … TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and flooded some stretches of neighboring Honduras that were still under water from Hurricane … SHARE. EMAIL. Email . Hurricane Eta Destroys Homes, Floods Parts of Nicaragua, Honduras; Girl's Death Blamed on Storm. Eta is the strongest hurricane to ravage Honduras since Mitch in 1998, which killed over 7,000 people. Men walk along a … Iota arrived in Honduras on Tuesday as a tropical storm after leaving eight dead and causing extensive damage in Nicaragua, where thousands of people were cut off from water or electricity. More than 2 million people in the region have been impacted, with Honduras experiencing the most severe impacts. Hurricane Iota caused significant damage this week in Honduras, including to the country’s largest airport. Local man helps Honduras after hurricane damage. Dec 24, 2020 . Mitch hit Honduras … Parts of a bridge in the Caribbean port city of La Ceiba, Honduras, collapsed amid heavy rain after Hurricane Eta struck the region, local media reported on November 4. Damage in Tegucigalpa, Honduras following Hurricane Mitch August 10, 1993 – Tropical Depression Bret moves south of Honduras, bring rain and wind with its outer bands. In Hurricane-Ravaged Honduras, IDF Provides Hope and Needed Aid by Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org . Honduras hurricane damage 4 RESIZE.jpg. Christmas comes in Honduras amid post-hurricane devastation. Eta arrived in Nicaragua on 3 November as a category four hurricane and ripped through Honduras and Guatemala on its path north. September 16, 1993 – Tropical Depression Gert passes over Honduras, worsening the situation with Bret … Honduras hurricane damage 4 RESIZE.jpg The dining area at Our Lady of the Holy Fountain Nursery School, damaged during Hurricanes Eta and Iota (Gregg Brekke) Arts and Media Hurricane victims take refuge under a bridge in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Hurricane Eta has caused heavy rain, extensive flooding, mudslides and damage to roads, bridges and many homes throughout a large portion of Honduras. On the northern coast of Honduras, Anabel Nuñez and other leaders from the Afro-Indigenous Garifuna community of Triunfo de la Cruz inspected the damages wrought by Hurricane Eta. Hurricane Eta hit Honduras Nov. 3, ripping apart roads and bridges and causing massive landslides and major flooding before moving across Central America and the Caribbean. TWEET. SHARE. (Twitter/@PoliciaHonduras) Estimates show Hurricane Eta left $5 billion in damages. Hurricane Eta has brought catastrophic damage to the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras with heavy rain and winds triggering inland flooding and landslides. Christine Hinzmann / Prince George Citizen. 'Everything buried in mud': Hurricane Eta's devastating blow to Honduras Flooding left thousands trapped for days without food or water and death toll may never be known . We are grateful that our children's home in Honduras was spared most of the devastation and ruin compared to the damage sustained throughout Honduras due to the impact of Hurricane Eta. The relentless rain and winds of Hurricanes Eta and Iota downed dozens of bridges and damaged more than 1,400 roads in the region, submerging a Honduran airport and making lagoons out of … Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport near San Pedro Sula was submerged by water, and local media reports that it may not reopen for passengers until mid-December at the earliest. by Sean Hawkey. The 14th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall in Belize early Thursday after bringing flooding to neighboring Honduras.