Hurricane Felix update

We are fine here in Central Nicaragua. There were heavy rains that lasted for about 6 hours last evening. When it rains here it only takes about an hour and you see evidence of flooding. Praise God the damage is not worse. Please join us in praying for the Moskito people who are struggling at this time.

Down below is a news release.
Wendy

Nicaragua declares state of disaster after Hurricane Felix

MANAGUA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega declared a state of disaster Tuesday in the country's North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) after Hurricane Felix killed three people, destroyed 5,400 homes and left 38,000 homeless there.
Ortega called on the international community to help those who had lost their homes and harvests due to the massive storm.
He said water, food, construction materials, medicine and general supplies are needed.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Felix made landfall in northeastern Nicaragua at 6:00 a.m. local time (1200 GMT) on Tuesday, with wind speeds of 260 kph, making it a category five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
It has ripped off 80 percent of roofs in Bilwi, the capital of the RAAN. In Managua, a hospital and a church were tumbled, but there were no victims as both buildings had been evacuated.
Colonel Mario Perezcassar, head of the nation's civil defense body said that 13,000 people had been evacuated.
Also on Tuesday, Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya offered to send army helicopters to Nicaragua to help with the rescue efforts.
In Puerto Cabezas airport, 500 km northeast of the capital Managua, the hurricane ripped off the roof of the main building and brought down the communications tower.
The victims included a new born baby who had died in a hostel in Puerto Cabezas' Morava Church, which is being used as an emergency shelter, according to Rogelio Flores, the deputy head of Civil Defense in the North Atlantic region.