Aftermath of Hurricane Lisa

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A demolished barn in Spanish Lookout

  With one of the country's main network providers completely down for several days (we don't have WiFi) I was unable to post an update on the aftermath of Hurricane Lisa, which entered the country near Belize City on Wednesday night, the 2nd of November, and traveled northwest toward Guatemala and Mexico. Belize City received the full force but soon afterward the storm lost hurricane strength and was downgraded to a tropical storm. Out in the west, in Spanish Lookout, we began feeling strong gusts around 7PM. The wind steadily increased, reached its peak around 9PM, then slowly died down. By midnight only a slight drizzle remained. Thankfully though no lives were lost. Most of the damage in the west was on barns and sheds, while uprooted trees and downed power lines could be seen here and there.


Also in Spanish Lookout

   Elsewhere in the country and in neighboring Guatemala:

Branches litter a street in Belize City. Source: AFP


A dog standing on top of a jumble of broken walls.
Source: CNBC


Belize City



 


Both photos above are in Melchor de Mencos, Peten, Guatemala. Source: CONRED via Twitter


   Earlier in the afternoon, before the storm hit, a video of a mini tornado somewhere in northern Spanish Lookout surfaced on Facebook. See picture below:















                                                  
                                                   A. Mendoza





 

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