HURRICANE
MITCH
OCTOBER
29, 1998
Hurricane
Mitch, is located 16.4 degree N x 85.9 degree W,
drifting
west, 120 mph sustained winds.
Hurricane
Mitch paused over La Ceiba, Honduas, toppling trees,
sweeping
away bridges, flooding streets and homes , killing at
least
36 people on Thursday.
Mitch
was the fourth strongest Caribbean hurricane in this century
with
180 mph winds and 25 inches of rain causing 50 rivers to overflow
and
evacuation of 45,000 people. Other towns were cut of by
washed
out
roads and bridges and the government says 76,000 had to flee
their
homes.
A
November newspaper reported hurricane Mitch killed more than
10,000
and left millions of homeless survivors with out food or
medical
aid. Honduras and Nicaragua lost their agricultural crops.
Guatemala
and El Salvador also lost bridges and roads as they too were
hit
hard.
The
Yucatan of Mexico evacuated residents and tourist from beach
resorts
and cut off oil pumping in the Gulf of Mexico.
Abstract:
Thursday, October 29 1998 , Wilmington News Journal,
reported
by Victor Caivano, Associated Press.
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