The Nicaraguan regime has not yet confirmed deaths from the passage of Hurricane Julia, despite the fact that local news, including official media, report two victims and several bodies that have not yet been found. Businessman Roberto D’Andrea affirms that the regime intends to “minimize the damage.”
“The Nicaraguan government, just like during the pandemic, I don’t know why it tries to minimize the damage caused, they have always tried to say that there is not much problem, that the infrastructure was not damaged, that there were no deaths from COVID-19, when the world already knew that there were more than 500 deaths. I imagine that if they tell the truth about things, they can lose a lot of credibility with their fans,” said the businessman and former politician.
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According to D’Andrea, the estimate of losses, which preliminarily amounts to between 16 and 20 million dollars, is very low “because they try to minimize the handling of the situation, which was not entirely good, from what was seen on social networks. They tried to evacuate people, but it was not enough because they do not have the management or the capacity or the resources to be able to deal with hurricanes, earthquakes or whatever.”
The regime is currently receiving cooperation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in food aid, as recognized by Vice President Rosario Murillo, who expressed her gratitude for the “immediate” cooperation before the passage of Hurricane Julia through Nicaragua that has left more than six thousand people exposed to the elements in the country’s Caribbean.
“To the United Nations agencies, we want to thank in a special way each one of them who are in our country, who have been pending calling and asking how they can serve Nicaraguan families. I want to especially thank the World Food Program that is giving us available food located in places where the hurricane could do the most damage, thanks to the support of the program, in a special way we want to recognize that presence and that support for Nicaraguan families” , expressed the government spokesperson in her customary mid-day communication on October 12.
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Murillo also thanked the FAO that “has also been very attentive to the report of the evaluations of the crop that we are doing on the ground, that is why it takes us a little time.” In addition, he states that the full damage assessment will be ready this coming Friday, October 14.
According to local news; Jesson Valerio Urbina Martínez, 24, died Sunday afternoon when a pine tree fell on him in Jinotega. Meanwhile, in Estelí, the search was renewed from Monday to find Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Talavera Cruz, 55, who crossed a stream in the Boris Vega neighborhood of this city on Sunday afternoon.
Also in Estelí, on Sunday, October 9, at night a motorcycle with license plate ES 12319 was found about 300 meters from the Fe y Alegría school and it is presumed that the owner of the light vehicle was dragged by the currents of the Estelí River.
