Floods ravage Central America, storm Eta heads toward Florida

SUMMARY

Eta, one of the most powerful storms to strike Central America in years, damaged homes, roads and bridges, forcing thousands of people to flee to shelters. See photos of the devastation caused by the storm.

By CNBCTV18.comNov 5, 2020 6:44:18 PM IST (Updated)

Heavy rains and a landslide left at least five dead and dozens of fishermen stranded in the Atlantic. Picture shows a man walking through a flooded road in Okonwas, Nicaragua. (AP Photo/Carlos Herrera)

With high alert for “life-threatening flash floods', a state of emergency has been declared in Honduras as authorities evacuate residents. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Rains battered the northern Honduran city of El Progreso, where a prison with 604 inmates got flooded and the prisoners were transferred to local gyms, officials said. Residents too had to wade through flooded roads and carry some belongings, as shown in the image above. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Eventually, Eta weakened from a Category 4 hurricane to a tropical storm after lashing the Caribbean coast for much of Tuesday, its floodwaters isolating already remote communities and setting off deadly landslides. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

The Nicaraguan-Caribbean coast of Masachapa, Nicaragua was lined with garbage and debris due to the hurricane. (REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas)

People got to work as soon as the rain receded. Image shows men recovering plastic barrels from a business affected by flooding in Toyos, Honduras. (REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera)

The post-storm photo shows people standing on a bridge that crosses the Masachapa river, Honduras surveying the impact of the storm. (REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas)