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Aid Agencies, Residents Brace for Catastrophe From Iota

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - People in Central America and the aid agencies lining up to
   help them are bracing for the potentially catastrophic consequences of
   Hurricane Iota, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta made landfall in the
   region, causing death and destruction and affecting nearly five million
   people.

   World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Claire Nullis said that,
   for the first time on record, the Atlantic has had two major hurricanes
   in November -- a time of year when the season is normally winding down.

   Nicaragua, Honduras and other parts of Central America have not
   recovered from Hurricane Eta, yet are being slammed by Iota, with risks
   of flooding, mudslides and landslides, Nullis warned.

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