Hurricane & Earthquake simultaneously attacked Central America

Hurricane & Earthquake simultaneously attacked Central America . Two natural disasters including a powerful hurricane and an offshore earthquake hit the Central America simultaneously on November 24, 2016 in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica. Initially 175 km per hour destruction storm, Hurricane Otto, hit Nicaragua’s southern Caribbean coast. An hour later, an earthquake, with a

magnitude of 7.0 hit El Salvador in the Pacific Ocean. It was felt also in Nicaragua’s capital Managua and in Costa Rica.

iv. No immediate reports of damage or casualties was reported. However, a tsunami alert was issued for Pacific coasts, and El Salvador.

v. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declared a national emergency after facing a hurricane and powerful tsunami.