Hurricane Felix makes landfall in Nicaragua

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Hurricane Felix made landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. It reached shore as a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest level of such storms. Within hours, winds had weakened considerably and Felix became a Category 1 hurricane as it moved inland. There remain concerns of potential mudslides due to the heavy rains which continue. From Nicaragua, the storm system appears headed towards Guatemala and Honduras.

Sources

• "Felix slams into Central America". BBC News Online, September 4, 2007
• CBC News "Hurricane Felix weakens to Category 1". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2007

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