The approach of Hurricane Eta in the Caribbean Sea put Nicaragua on alert Monday, November 2, which should be hit hard overnight Monday to Tuesday, as well as Honduras and El Salvador.
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Nicaraguan authorities stepped up prevention preparations in towns and indigenous regions on the country's northeast coast as Eta strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane (with maximum winds between 154 and 177 km / h - Editor's note), said the director of the Nicaraguan Meteorological Institute (Ineter) Marcio Baca.
More than 80,000 people live in the most threatened areas, according to the regional government.
Residents of the Miskitos islets, off Nicaragua's north Caribbean coast, as well as natives living in coastal areas near the border with Honduras, were evacuated on Sunday.
The authorities also transported 88 tonnes of food to the area, as well as civil protection teams.
The hurricane is expected to land early Tuesday morning on Nicaragua's northeast coast before likely losing power as it hits mountainous areas, according to the weather forecast.
Strong gusts of wind were already signaling the approach of the hurricane on the northern coast of Nicaragua on Monday morning, placed on yellow alert.
The authorities fear coastal flooding, with waves of more than two meters, as well as damage to homes by the wind.
“
The construction of houses is very light
” in this region, underlined the director of the service of disaster prevention Guillermo Gonzalez.