[24][25][26] Despite the continued effects of strong wind shear, the storm continued to strengthen throughout the day and reached a secondary peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a pressure of 991 mbar (hPa; 29.27 inHg) at 00:00 UTC on November 8. An estimated 2.5 million people were directly affected by the storm, including 1.7 million in Honduras. [136] The IFRC dispatched a plane and two trucks carrying 98 tons of relief goods from Panama to Honduras and Nicaragua by November 10. [116], At least 27 people died as heavy rains attributed to Eta caused swelled streams and rivers. Eta's extreme intensity at the beginning of its lifetime followed by its erratic path afterwards bought widespread impacts across Central America, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and Florida with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and flash flooding causing most of the damage. Access to clean water was significantly disrupted due to high turbidity and power outages, though 60% of service was restored by November 7. [106] Total economic losses in Honduras are estimated in excess of 125 billion lempiras (US$5 billion). A ferry leaving Roatán was rocked by large waves and winds with 300 passengers onboard while trying to reach the port of La Ceiba. In neighboring Honduras, 68-year-old María Elena Mejía Guadron died when the brown waters of the Chamelecon river poured into San Pedro Sula’s Planeta neighborhood before dawn Thursday. No one was injured or killed in the incident. Some weakening took place as the system made landfall near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, late that same day. [64] The next day, tropical storm warnings were put into effect for all of the islands. [103] A 13-year-old girl was killed when a mudflow caused her home to collapse in the village of Carmen. It … [124][125] Overall, about 48,500 businesses and homes lost electricity throughout South Florida. In the aftermath of Hurricane Eta, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced due to flooding. 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Accumulations generally exceeded 2.8 in (70 mm) with a maximum of 6.3 in (160 mm) in the La Unión Department. About 98 tons of food and water were given to Nicaragua and Honduras from Panama. [20] Eta continued to weaken rapidly, dropping to tropical storm status at 09:00 UTC,[21] and to a tropical depression at 00:00 UTC on November 5. On October 28, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring the Southwestern Caribbean for the expected development of a broad area of low pressure within the following few days. are registered trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Newsmax TV, and Newsmax World are trademarks of Newsmax Media, Inc. Hurricane Eta hit Nicaragua and Honduras as a Category 4 storm Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for southern Florida and the Florida Keys, and warnings were issued for central Cuba; parts of southern Florida and the Keys were even put under a hurricane watch. At least eleven [91] people were killed due to flooding in the Carolinas, including a child, while over 33 people were rescued in a flooded campground. Early on November 1, the governments of Honduras and Nicaragua issued Hurricane Watches and Warnings for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras–Nicaragua border and the northeastern coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras–Nicaragua border to Puerto Cabezas, respectively. [95] The Wawa River that connects Puerto Cabezas to the rest of Nicaragua overflowed its banks. [132] Losses statewide were estimated at US$1 billion. In San Cristóbal de las Casas many neighborhoods were damaged by the flooding Amarillo and Fogótico rivers. Today, Eta moved on and is now a Tropical Depression heading northeast of Cuba. Authorities say 15 people are confirmed dead and at least 109 are missing in Guatemala, many of them in the landslide in San Cristobal Verapaz. (Photo by Seth Sidney Berry / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images). [127] One of the state's largest COVID-19 testing sites, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, was flooded. HAVANA: Tropical storm Eta brought strong winds and torrential rain to Cuba on Sunday (Nov 8) after having cut a destructive and deadly path through parts of Central America and southern Mexico. To date, the Ortega-Murillo regime has not presented an official balance on the effects of the hurricane, and they have refused to recognize the deaths of two artisanal miners as the result of the rains in Siuna among the ETA victims.. Tropical Storm Eta lashes Florida after slamming Cuba At least one person was killed in Honduras, with over 100 people feared dead in Guatemala, after it hit Central America as a Category 4 hurricane. 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Eta's extreme intensity at the beginning of its lifetime followed by its erratic path afterwards bought widespread impacts across Central America, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and Florida with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and flash flooding causing most of the damage. Moisture from the storm also combined with a cold front further to the north bringing heavy rainfall and flash flooding to the Carolinas and Virginia, killing another five people in these states. [62], As flooding was a major threat because of heavy rainfalls, a flood warning was issued for all of Belize in preparation for Eta as the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) urged residents to evacuate. [122], The outer bands of Eta brought tropical storm-force gusts to South Florida beginning on November 7. [85] Over 80,000 people were affected in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco by rains of Hurricane Eta and a cold front. The center of the storm was located north of Cuba … Image Source : AP. 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