from AP
Posted by cypresstx on 11/24/2016, 12:07 pm
much agricultural damage expected, in addition to hazards to life:

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/38f5ebd7b503459aab360c4049d49108/hurricane-otto-nears-coasts-nicaragua-and-costa-rica#


Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis said Otto could damage the country's important coffee and agriculture sectors.

Nicaragua also feared damage for impoverished farmers and to coffee crops that are almost ready for harvest.

Otto "could seriously jeopardize food security for small-holder farmers who rely on maize, beans, cocoa, honey, coffee and livestock for their livelihoods," said Jennifer Zapata, a regional director for Heifer International, a U.S.-based anti-poverty group.
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