.- In the early hours of this Sunday, Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua in category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
The winds reached 140 kilometers per hour and they detached the roofs of houses, felled trees, detached electrical cables and left some coastal areas without electricity.
Likewise, the torrential rains caused flooding in some sectors, according to information from the local press.
Before crashing ashore in Central America, Julia passed through the Colombian islands of Providencia and San Andres, just east of Nicaragua, it reported. The Washington Post.
The authorities reported that Julia did not cause major damage to the islands.
However, the residents had already been prepared by the experience of the damage left by Hurricane Iota less than a year ago.
According to the Colombian president, Gustavo Petrothe passage of Hurricane Julia through the San Andrés Islands left minor damage, including two injured, 2 houses destroyed and 101 houses with some damage.
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