Furious Category Four hurricane Eta smashes into Nicaragua
08 November 2020 |
1:56 pm
Storm Eta smashed into Nicaragua's northern Caribbean coast on Tuesday as a Category 4 hurricane, unleashing fierce winds that tore up trees, ripped roofs from dwellings and blocked roads.
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