
Damange from Hurricane Eta has left many children and families in Nicaragua without shelter and vulernable to Hurricane Iota.
Hurricane Iota: Facts, FAQs and How to Help
Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm on Monday, November 16 along almost exactly the same stretch of coast recently devastated by Hurricane Eta.
With wind speeds up to about 155 miles per hour, the storm battered communities that were already cut off by washed-out bridges, downed trees and flooded roads from Hurricane Eta.
Thousands of children and families were evacuated into crowded shelters, vulnerable not only to the storm's life-threatening winds and storm surges but the coronavirus pandemic's danger as well.
Here's what you need to know about the devastating storm and how to support children and families in need of help.
FAQs:
How strong was Hurricane Iota?
How many people have be impacted by Hurricane Iota?
How is Save the Children responding to Hurricane Iota?
What is Save the Children's history of working in Central America?
How can I help children and families impacted by Hurricane Iota?
How strong was Hurricane Iota?
Hurricane Iota, the 30th named storm of a record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, is now considered the strongest storm to hit Nicaragua in the country's history.How many people have been impacted by Hurricane Iota?
Hurricane Iota comes just two weeks after Hurricane Eta caused many people in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala to lose everything. Across the regions, houses were destroyed or badly damaged, possessions were washed away and crops were destroyed.How is Save the Children responding to Hurricane Iota?
- Delivering personal hygiene kits, cooking kits, and cleaning kits to support families in temporary shelters in Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras.
- Supporting women and girls in Honduras directly to ensure they are safe and protected.
- Ensuring access to safe water in storm-affected communities in Guatemala.
What is Save the Children's history of working in Central America?
How can I help children and families impacted by Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota?
With your support, Save the Children is on the ground distributing delivering hygiene kits and other critical supplies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in affected communities and temporary shelters.
Your help is urgently needed to continue these lifesaving relief efforts and help keep children healthy and safe.
Donate to the Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota Children's Emergency Fund today.
Updated: January 6, 2021
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