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| Tropical storm pummels Nicaragua | Tropical storm pummels Nicaragua |
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| Tropical Storm Alma has buffeted Nicaragua's Pacific coast, where some 25,000 people were ordered to evacuate low-lying areas amid fears of flooding. | Tropical Storm Alma has buffeted Nicaragua's Pacific coast, where some 25,000 people were ordered to evacuate low-lying areas amid fears of flooding. |
| The storm - the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season - reached land near the city of Leon on Thursday. | The storm - the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season - reached land near the city of Leon on Thursday. |
| Officials said it had knocked out power and telephone lines, with heavy rain and high winds also damaging homes. | Officials said it had knocked out power and telephone lines, with heavy rain and high winds also damaging homes. |
| Thousands of people were also ordered from their homes in coastal areas of neighbouring Honduras. | Thousands of people were also ordered from their homes in coastal areas of neighbouring Honduras. |
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| Officials say heavy rain and wind has damaged homes | |
| The Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Alma was losing force as it headed inland over southern Honduras early on Friday. | The Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Alma was losing force as it headed inland over southern Honduras early on Friday. |
| It is expected to weaken to a tropical depression before reaching Guatemala or Belize late on Friday or early Saturday. | It is expected to weaken to a tropical depression before reaching Guatemala or Belize late on Friday or early Saturday. |
| 'Shaking like crazy' | 'Shaking like crazy' |
| The storm brought torrential rain when it landed near the colonial city of Leon, the former Nicaraguan capital and home to some 150,000 people. | The storm brought torrential rain when it landed near the colonial city of Leon, the former Nicaraguan capital and home to some 150,000 people. |
| Parts of Costa Rica suffered flooding after a drenching from Alma | Parts of Costa Rica suffered flooding after a drenching from Alma |
| Rescue workers described seeing homes with their roofs blown off or crushed by fallen trees. | Rescue workers described seeing homes with their roofs blown off or crushed by fallen trees. |
| Reports suggested one man had been killed by a downed power line. | Reports suggested one man had been killed by a downed power line. |
| Erasmo Lopez, a fisherman from a coastal hamlet near where the storm made landfall, told the Associated Press: "The wind whipped up the sand, and it lashed your face like sandpaper. | Erasmo Lopez, a fisherman from a coastal hamlet near where the storm made landfall, told the Associated Press: "The wind whipped up the sand, and it lashed your face like sandpaper. |
| "The trees were shaking like crazy, cars were shuddering, and you couldn't even see in front of you." | "The trees were shaking like crazy, cars were shuddering, and you couldn't even see in front of you." |
| In Honduras, some 4,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying coastal areas at risk from sea surges and flooding, the government told Reuters news agency. | In Honduras, some 4,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying coastal areas at risk from sea surges and flooding, the government told Reuters news agency. |
| Up to 55,000 others have been told to leave their homes if rivers break their banks or heavy rains cause mudslides, emergency commissioner Francisco Moncado said. | Up to 55,000 others have been told to leave their homes if rivers break their banks or heavy rains cause mudslides, emergency commissioner Francisco Moncado said. |
| In Costa Rica, rain dumped by the storm left the town of Parrita flooded and shrouded the capital, San Jose, in a thick fog. | In Costa Rica, rain dumped by the storm left the town of Parrita flooded and shrouded the capital, San Jose, in a thick fog. |