Iota brings record winds

Managua: Packing recordbreaking winds and unleashing torrential floods, storm Iota hit Central America on Tuesday, causing swollen rivers to burst their banks, flipping roofs on to streets, and killing at least three people.

The strongest storm on record to reach Nicaragua, Iota brought winds of nearly 249kmh and flooded villages still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Eta two weeks ago.

Its heavy rains continued as it moved over northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras yesterday but its winds had eased. — Reuters

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES A man rides his motorbike along a road damaged by heavy winds of Hurricane Iota in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, yesterday.