SAN SALVADOR, Oct 10 (Reuters) –
The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The Miami-based NHC estimated that Julia’s maximum sustained winds currently stand at about 35 mph with its center located some 35 miles northeast of Puerto San Jose Guatemala on the Pacific coast.But heavy rains could nevertheless cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides as it dissipates, the NHC said, with 5-10 inches of rainfall expected in El Salvador and southern Guatemala.
Mexico’s isthmus of Tehuantepec and western Honduras are forecast to receive 3-6 inches of rain, with less rainfall seen in Nicaragua, Honduras and northern Guatemala, according to NHC estimates.In Nicaragua, Julia left a million people without power and heavy rains and floods forced the evacuations of more than 13,000 families.
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