Rain, flooding leave 54 dead in Nicaragua

By DPA,

Managua : Rain from tropical storm Matthew caused flooding that left 54 people dead and 5,000 homeless with infrastructure damage including roads and bridges, Nicaraguan authorities said.

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Authorities said Tuesday that 8,000 homes had been flooded following days of rain. Hardest hit were the Nicaraguan provinces of Esteli and Matagalpa in the north, Chinandega in the north-west and Leon in the west.

Lake Managua in the capital had risen during the heavy rains in Matthew’s aftermath, threatening impoverished neighbourhoods near the shores of the lake.