Hurricane Eta Forces Red Alerts, Evacuations in Nicaragua and Honduras | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel

The governments of Nicaragua and Honduras declared red alerts Monday for much of their countries as Hurricane Eta barreled toward their Caribbean coasts.

The Nicaraguan government issued the highest alert for the Northern Caribbean and Mining Triangle regions.

Residents of coastal communities were told to evacuate as supplies were delivered and military personnel were flown to the areas, according to SINAPRED, Nicaragua’s National System for the Prevention, Mitigation and Attention of Disasters.

Eta rapidly intensified into a major hurricane on Monday and is expected to bring devastating winds and storm surge late Monday and early Tuesday. The…