Old record was November 8 by the Cuba Hurricane … Mirna Wood, vice president of the Miskito ethnic group in Honduras' far east Gracias a Dios region, was in Tegucigalpa collecting donations for her community ravaged by Eta when Iota hit. Iota already had been hitting the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Honduras with torrential rains and strong winds. Women try to recover belongings after the passage of Hurricane Eta at the Omonita neighborhood in El Progreso, Yoro department, Honduras, On November 15 2020, before the arrival of Hurricane Iota. On Tuesday, Colombian officials said they were sending a ship with 15 tons of aid to the island. Costa Rica and Panama could also experience heavy rain and possible flooding, the hurricane … Hurricane Eta was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that caused heavy damage across parts of Central America in early November 2020. In Chiriqui Province I did not notice a thing out of the ordinary and because Eta had caused us so much rain and spongy ground, we were quite happy about that. "I lost everything, I couldn't take anything," Contreras said. Iota rather fizzled out as far as Panama was concerned. As the storm moved westward, flooding became a top concern. "We're in danger if it keeps raining," Paisano Wood said. And over the … A man uses a plastic bag for protection from the rain as he surveils an area of Barrio San Juan where evacuated families live in shelters ahead of Tropical Storm Iota on November 17, 2020, in La Lima, Honduras. Authorities tried to force most of them to move to shelters ahead of Iota's arrival. Some 40,000 people in the area had moved to shelters from low-lying land beside rivers and the sea, but other people remained stranded near the border with Nicaragua. Learn how you can get involved and lend a hand. That was just 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta made landfall November 3, also as a Category 4 storm. The official end of the hurricane season is November 30. In the community of Brus Laguna, some 500 people were in a shelter there and another 900 were being moved elsewhere, Mayor Teonela Paisano Wood said. Hurricane Iota slammed ashore at 10:40 p.m. EST Monday just 15 miles from where Hurricane Eta made landfall on Nov. 3. Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm, with the Central American region bracing for potentially catastrophic rainfall, flooding, mudslides, a storm surge, and damaging winds. Hurricane Iota is expected to strengthen in the Caribbean and slam into Central America early next week -- the very region already devastated by Hurricane Eta earlier this month -- … There is no water.". Iota first made landfall in Nicaragua on Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. A day earlier, Iota intensified into a Category 5 storm, but it weakened as it neared the coast and made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. On 3 November 2020, Hurricane Eta made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4. It’s the second major hurricane to hit the region in two weeks. Currently a Category 5 hurricane, Iota is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday evening. ... Panama reported that one person was killed and another missing in its western indigenous autonomous Ngabe … Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents. The extent of the damage was unclear because much of the affected region was without electricity and phone and internet service and strong winds hampered radio transmissions. Hurricane Iota track and intensity with Eta track. On November 17, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to lead the U.S. Governmentâs humanitarian response. On Monday, Wendy Guadalupe Contreras Paz, 34, was living under a tarp with her four children and seven other relatives along a main boulevard in La Lima. Iota was forecast to drop 10 to 20 inches (250-500 millimeters) of rain in northern Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and southern Belize, with as much as 30 inches (750 millimeters) in isolated spots. More than 40,000 people were in shelters. The storm has weakened but it … Iota became the 13th hurricane of the Atlantic season early on Sunday, ... Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador could also experience heavy rain and possible flooding, the NHC said. "This hurricane is definitely worse" than Eta, Jason Bermúdez, a university student from Bilwi, said as screeching winds preceded Iota's arrival. A man looks at a damaged house after the passage of Hurricane Iota, in Bilwi, Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Iota is responsible for one death in Honduras, and one death each in Panama and El Salvador, according to La Prensa. In mountainous Tegucigalpa, residents of low-lying, flood-prone areas were being evacuated in anticipation of Iota's rains, as were residents of hillside neighborhoods vulnerable to landslides. On November 3, Hurricane Eta made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm. First published on November 17, 2020 / 5:17 AM. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. One of the hardest-hit areas was La Lima, a San Pedro Sula suburb, that flooded when the Chamelecon River topped its banks. Total damage from the storm is estimated at US$1.4 billion. Iota was the 30th named storm of this year’s historically busy Atlantic hurricane season. Even before Iota hit Nicaragua, it scraped over the tiny Colombian island of Providencia, more than 155 miles off Nicaragua's coast. Learn the facts and frequently asked questions about Hurricane Iota. DoD fulfills all humanitarian missions in Guatemala and Honduras, transporting 257 MT of urgently needed supplies to reach storm-affected communities. In her last communication with the mayor of the community of Villeda Morales late Monday, he told her Iota was hitting them hard and the community had not completely evacuated. Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Such activity has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms. It's also the ninth storm to rapidly intensify this season, a dangerous phenomenon that is happening more often. Nicaragua's telecommunications ministry said phone and broadband provider Columbus Networks was offline because of flooding in Bilwi. Physical Discussion The Tola River topped its banks, and western Nicaragua, along the Pacific coast, was forecast to receive the most rain. Find out about career opportunities at USAID. There were reports of others missing in the same area. Iota has rendered severe to complete damage due to wind along with flooding and mudslides due to heavy rainfall. The Government of Panama has declared a State of Environmental Emergency in the provinces of Colon, Darien, and Los Santos and in the comarcas of Guna Yala, Madugandi, Embera, Wouanaan, and Wargandi due to Hurricane Iota.