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Hurricane Otto slams Central America

People remove a downed tree from the road in Limon, Costa Rica ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Otto.
People remove a downed tree from the road in Limon, Costa Rica ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Otto.
Ezequiel Becerra, AFP/Getty Images
A view of Playa Bonita, in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica ahead of Hurricane Otto. This will be the first time Costa Rica takes a direct hit from a hurricane since records began in 1851.
A view of Playa Bonita, in Puerto Limon, Costa Rica ahead of Hurricane Otto. This will be the first time Costa Rica takes a direct hit from a hurricane since records began in 1851.
Ezequiel Becerra, AFP/Getty Images
People leave their house in the "El Canal" neighborhood ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
People leave their house in the "El Canal" neighborhood ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
A woman walks along the street in the "El Canal" neighborhood before Hurricane Otto hits Bluefields, Nicaragua.
A woman walks along the street in the "El Canal" neighborhood before Hurricane Otto hits Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
A man pulls his boat to a dock in the "El Canal" neighborhood before Hurricane Otto hits Bluefields, Nicaragua.
A man pulls his boat to a dock in the "El Canal" neighborhood before Hurricane Otto hits Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
People walk in the streets of the "El Canal" neighborhood, before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
People walk in the streets of the "El Canal" neighborhood, before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
People wait for Hurricane Otto to arrive in a shelter in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
People wait for Hurricane Otto to arrive in a shelter in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
Children wait for Hurricane Otto to arrive in a shelter in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Children wait for Hurricane Otto to arrive in a shelter in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
Local residents board boats to leave before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Local residents board boats to leave before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
People from nearby communities wait to be taken to shelters before the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
People from nearby communities wait to be taken to shelters before the arrival of Hurricane Otto in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
A man carries a sheet of corrugated metal to protect his house before Hurricane Otto arrives, in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
A man carries a sheet of corrugated metal to protect his house before Hurricane Otto arrives, in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
Two children seek cover with their father before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Two children seek cover with their father before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
Two men hurry to place sheets of corrugated metal over the windows of the school before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Two men hurry to place sheets of corrugated metal over the windows of the school before Hurricane Otto arrives in Bluefields, Nicaragua.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty Images
Workers cut a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City. Hurricane Otto is heading toward Central America. Its rainy fringe has already caused three deaths in Panama and is prompting coastal evacuations in Costa Rica.
Workers cut a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City. Hurricane Otto is heading toward Central America. Its rainy fringe has already caused three deaths in Panama and is prompting coastal evacuations in Costa Rica.
Rodrigo Arangua, AFP/Getty Images
A tree that fell over a car and left a child dead following heavy rains from Hurricane Otto, in Panama City, Panama.
A tree that fell over a car and left a child dead following heavy rains from Hurricane Otto, in Panama City, Panama.
Alejandro Bolivar, European Pressphoto Agency
Workers cut a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City.
Workers cut a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City.
Rodrigo Arangua, AFP/Getty Images
A worker cuts a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City.
A worker cuts a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City.
Rodrigo Arangua, AFP/Getty Images
Workers cut a tree that fell and killed a boy outside a school in Panama City.
Workers cut a tree that fell and killed a boy outside a school in Panama City.
Arnulfo Franco, AP
Civil Defense workers look at the area where a couple was killed after their home was destroyed by a mudslide in Arraijan on the outskirts of Panama City due to rains from Hurricane Otto.
Civil Defense workers look at the area where a couple was killed after their home was destroyed by a mudslide in Arraijan on the outskirts of Panama City due to rains from Hurricane Otto.
Arnulfo Franco, AP
People are evacuated by police in the North Caribbean, province of Limon, Costa Rica. The Costa Rican government announced a red alert for the northern Caribbean coast and part of the Nicaraguan border and ordered mandatory evacuations in those areas, in the face of the impending arrival of Hurricane Otto.
People are evacuated by police in the North Caribbean, province of Limon, Costa Rica. The Costa Rican government announced a red alert for the northern Caribbean coast and part of the Nicaraguan border and ordered mandatory evacuations in those areas, in the face of the impending arrival of Hurricane Otto.
Presidential House Of Costa Rica Via European Pressphoto Agency
People are evacuated by the police in Limon, Costa Rica, on Nov. 22, 2016. The Costa Rican government today announced a red alert for the northern Caribbean coast and part of the Nicaraguan border and ordered mandatory evacuations in those areas.
People are evacuated by the police in Limon, Costa Rica, on Nov. 22, 2016. The Costa Rican government today announced a red alert for the northern Caribbean coast and part of the Nicaraguan border and ordered mandatory evacuations in those areas.
PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE OF COSTA RICA / HO, EPA
epa05642723 A handout picture shows people that are evacuated by the police in several zones of the North Caribbean, province of Limon, Costa Rica, on 22 November 2016. The Costa Rican government today announced a red alert for the northern Caribbean coast and part of the Nicaraguan border and ordered mandatory evacuations in those areas, in the face of the impending arrival of tropical storm Otto, which could become a hurricane in the next few hours. EPA/PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE OF COSTA RICA / HO HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES ORG XMIT: SJ2017
epa05642723 A handout picture shows people that are evacuated by the police in several zones of the North Caribbean, province of Limon, Costa Rica, on 22 November 2016. The Costa Rican government today announced a red alert for the northern Caribbean coast and part of the Nicaraguan border and ordered mandatory evacuations in those areas, in the face of the impending arrival of tropical storm Otto, which could become a hurricane in the next few hours. EPA/PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE OF COSTA RICA / HO HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES ORG XMIT: SJ2017
PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE OF COSTA RICA / HO, EPA
Workers remove a tree following heavy rains from Hurricane Otto, in Panama City.
Workers remove a tree following heavy rains from Hurricane Otto, in Panama City.
Alejandro Bolivar, European Pressphoto Agency
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