The Nicaragua authorities report t least one fisherman deceased, flooded highways, power outage and damages to homes in Port Sandino and other coastal communities in Nicaragua due to the intense rain and strong winds brought by “Alma”.

The rescue groups have also informed that the stretch of the Pan-American Highway that connects Leon and Chinandega on the northeast of Nicaragua is also flooded and several light poles have fallen.

The Civil Defense from the Nicaragua army evacuated over 1,000 people in Puerto Sandino.

The Nicaragua Institute of Territorial studies (Ineter) warned about the danger of mudslides in the skirts of the volcanic mountain range on the northeast and south of the country.

One the most affected areas in Nicaragua is Leon situated northeast of the capital, where several communities and cities where flooded and remained with no electricity, water or phone lines and 40 homes where destroyed by the storm and more than 1,000 people are in shelters.

Evacuations in Honduras

The Permanent Commission of Contingencies (Copeco) announced the need to evacuate over 300.000 people from risk areas in five departments on the south of Honduras.

The National Meteorology Institute in Honduras announced that the tropical storm “Alma” was now a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with winds of over 120 mph, but then lost its intensity.

“Alma” was 83 kilometers south of the city of Choluteca on the Pacific Ocean, with winds of over 100 mph and heavy rains; Even though tropical storm “Alma” has lost its intensity, it continues to be a threat to the country.