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Weakened Alma Keeps Moving
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Published: May 31, 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - The remnants of Tropical Storm Alma dumped rain on Honduras and Guatemala on Friday, as officials in Nicaragua and Costa Rica cleared trees from roads and repaired roofless homes.
Damage caused by the storm appeared to be relatively minor, said Honduras' emergency director, Marcos Burgos. Alma briefly knocked out electricity and telephone services and blew down trees.
Alma reached land Thursday near the Nicaraguan colonial city of Leon, the first such storm for the eastern Pacific season.
The storm blew roofs off homes, knocked out power and telephone service and brought down a light pole at the city's baseball stadium.
A 30-year-old man was electrocuted by a power line that snapped under high winds, said Nicaraguan emergency official Flor de Maria Escobar.
The eastern Pacific hurricane season began May 15.
The Associated Press
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