The embassies of the United States and Spain have begun to alert their citizens who are residing in Nicaragua, due to the entry of tropical storm Julia, which could become a hurricane as it approaches Central American territory.
“The United States National Hurricane Center has issued a warning and is monitoring the development of a tropical storm in formation in the southwestern Caribbean Sea that will impact Nicaragua. This storm is expected to become Hurricane Julia on Saturday night. It is expected to bring heavy rains (10 to 16 inches) beginning on Saturday night, October 8 and the morning of Sunday, October 9. This system can cause flooding and landslides in affected areas, especially after the recent rains by the whole country,” warns the embassy.
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The North American country urges its citizens to stay informed through the websites of the US National Hurricane Center, the National System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Attention (Sinapred) and the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies ( Internet).
The Spanish embassy also alerted its citizens and called for precautions to be taken in the face of the imminent arrival of the tropical storm. He urges Spaniards in Nicaragua to “have an emergency kit ready, if their house is fragile or in a risk area, have a shelter or shelter planned where they can move and follow the recommendations of the authorities if they indicate over evacuations in the area and/or the house where you live.”
There is currently a hurricane alert for the Colombian islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina. On the forecast track, the center of Julia is expected to move across the southwestern Caribbean Sea over the next few days, passing near the islands of San Andres and Providencia on Saturday night to reach the coast of Nicaragua on Sunday morning. morning.
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Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center of the system. Also, heavy rains can cause flash flooding and mudslides over the weekend.
This afternoon, the deputy president of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, reported this afternoon that the Army is “preparing to evacuate families and especially on the islands and keys that are the most exposed, and it is already being done in coordination with local authorities.”
