Hurricane Richard struck Sunday on the Belize, a small Central American country of Guatemala border, accompanied by heavy rains and winds, causing the evacuation of many tourists.
Approximately 10 000 people took refuge in shelters set up in churches and schools with the approach of the hurricane, which hit the south, near the main city in the country , Belize City. It is expected to lose strength in the day by advancing to neighboring Guatemala. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, accompanied by Richard winds at 150 km / h, a Category 1 hurricane when it struck Belize on Sunday evening, 35 km south-southwest of Belize City. Main city in the country that concentrates one third of the population with 100,000 inhabitants, Belize City is composed of small wooden houses very vulnerable. No casualties had been reported so far, but the roads were flooded and some neighborhoods where the hurricane came near Belize City. Tourists were evacuated from the islands of Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye, off Belize City.
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