Tropical Storm Julia emerges over Pacific after hitting Nicaragua, no fatalities reported

Record ID: 1692622

  • Title: Tropical Storm Julia emerges over Pacific after hitting Nicaragua, no fatalities reported
  • Date: 10th October 2022
  • Summary: NUEVA GUINEA, NICARAGUA (OCTOBER 9, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF OVERFLOWING RIVER VARIOUS OF FLOODED HOME FLOODED HOUSES AND TREES BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA (OCTOBER 9, 2022) (REUTERS) FALLEN TREES ON STREET / CARS DRIVING BY VARIOUS OF WORKERS CUTTING FALLEN TREE VARIOUS OF LOCAL, ANA GONZALEZ, LOOKING AT TREES THAT FELL ON HER FAMILY’S MECHANICAL WORKSHOP (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BLUEFIELDS RESIDENT, ANA GONZALEZ, SAYING: “Yes, we were affected (by the hurricane) as you can see a trees fell down and landed on top of the mechanical workshop, the other workshop was also partially destroyed.” VARIOUS OF DAMAGE TO GONZALEZ’S FAMILY WORKSHOP ELDERLY WOMAN ON A WHEELCHAIR WATCHING CHILDREN JUMPING ON A MATRESS ON THE FLOOR INSIDE SHELTER CHILDREN JUMPING VARIOUS OF ELDERLY WOMAN HOLDING HER SANDALS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) BLUEFIELDS RESIDENT, GILIBER ARANO, SAYING: “Yes, I went to my house at five, there is damage on the roof. That is why I will find a way to leave my eleven-year-old son here so I can go and see how I can fix my house.” (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF RAIN AND WIND ON THE STREET (NIGHT SHOT) WORKERS GETTING ON PICK UP TRUCK (NIGHT SHOT) RAIN ON STREET (NIGHT SHOT) PICK UP TRUCK LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 24th October 2022 03:44
  • Keywords: Blue Fields Julia Nicaragua Tropical Storm climate change climate disaster
  • Location: BLUEFIELDS & NUEVA GUINEA, NICARAGUA
  • City: BLUEFIELDS & NUEVA GUINEA, NICARAGUA
  • Country: Nicaragua
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,South America / Central America,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA001107510102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Tropical storm Julia emerged over the Eastern Pacific on Sunday evening (October 9) after pummeling Nicaragua with rain and winds that damaged hundreds of homes but left no reported casualties, according to government officials.
    The storm made landfall on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua early on Sunday near Laguna de Perlas and by 6 p.m. local time (0000 GMT) its center was over the Pacific around 135 miles (220 kilometers) southeast of El Salvador's capital, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
    It is expected to move north along the coasts of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala on Sunday and Monday (October 10), according to the NHC.
    Julia blew off roofs and downed trees and lamp lights, which landed on top of some houses causing severe damage in the coastal town of Bluefields.
    Bluefields resident Ana Gonzalez told Reuters several trees had fallen on top of two mechanical workshops owned by her family.
    About one million residents of Nicaragua's coastal region lost power and internet due to fallen lines as well as a decision by the government to cut electricity for safety reasons, said Vice President Rosario Murillo, according to local media.
    The Nicaraguan National Disaster System said in a tweet on Sunday that the entire country was under “red alert,” after heavy rains caused multiple rivers to flood.
    In Nueva Guinea, footage shot by Reuters shows an overflowing river and flooded houses.
    Guillermo Gonzalez, director of Nicaragua's disaster system, told a press conference that Julia had not caused any fatalities in the country but that more than 13,000 families had been evacuated, more than 800 houses had been flooded and many roofs had been damaged.
    (Production: Jasser Leyva, Rodolfo Pena Roja, Nina Lopez)
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