Article: Central America Braces for Tropical Storm Matthew

The following excerpt is from a September 24, 2010 article published by the BBC.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here.

…Central America has been battered by months of heavy rain, which began in May with Tropical Storm Agatha.  Forecasters say Matthew will strike southern Belize by Saturday evening before crossing into Guatemala by Sunday.  Its predicted path then heads north into Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.

“Matthew is heading toward Central America in a hurry,” said the Miami-based National Hurricane Center…

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