Felix leaves at least 21 dead in Nicaragua
{{date|September 5, 2007}}
[[Image:Felix 3 sept 2007 1830Z sm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hurricane Felix approaching Central America]]
[[w:Hurricane Felix|Hurricane Felix]] has left at least 21 people dead and over 200 missing after it passed through [[Nicaragua]]. The Category 5 storm destroyed many poor houses in the country leaving a trail of destruction in it's wake after it hit land with wind speeds of up to 160 mph.

As many as 5,000 homes have thought to have been destroyed and 5 countries in [[w:Central America|Central America]] have been put on flood alert, with 64 cm of rain expected.  27,000 people have also been evacuated from [[w:Honduras|Honduras]] in preparation for the storm.
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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Hurricane Felix now Category 5|date=September 3, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=Hurricane Felix strengthens to Category 4|date=September 2, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6980859.stm
|title=Storm leaves 21 dead in Nicaragua
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|pub=BBC News Online
|date=September 5, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/weather/Story/0,,2162731,00.html
|title=Felix death toll rises to nine
|author=Matthew Weaver
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=September 5, 2007}}

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[[Category:Weather]]
[[Category:Central America]]
[[Category:Hurricane season, 2007]]
[[Category:Nicaragua]]
[[Category:Missing persons]]

[[es:Huracán Félix deja 21 muertos en Nicaragua y llega reducido a Honduras]]
Hurricane Felix approaching Central America
Hurricane Felix has left at least 21 people dead and over 200 missing after it passed through Nicaragua. The Category 5 storm destroyed many poor houses in the country leaving a trail of destruction in it's wake after it hit land with wind speeds of up to 160 mph.

As many as 5,000 homes have thought to have been destroyed and 5 countries in Central America have been put on flood alert, with 64 cm of rain expected.  27,000 people have also been evacuated from Honduras in preparation for the storm.
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