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Hurricanes Eta and Iota caused $10 bln in damages in Honduras, foreign minister says

Reuters | Tegucigalpa | Updated: 15-12-2020 01:51 IST | Created: 15-12-2020 01:51 IST
Hurricanes Eta and Iota caused $10 bln in damages in Honduras, foreign minister says

Hurricanes Eta and Iota have caused about $10 billion in damages in Honduras, the Central American country's foreign minister Lisandro Rosales said on Monday.

The storms hit within two weeks of one another last month, bringing disastrous flooding to much of Central America.


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