The mayor of Bonanza, Nicaragua, Maximo Sevilla, said late on Tuesday that the mining town was cut off by the storm with 1,000 refugees crowded into 16 shelters. He said all the roads were washed out or blocked by debris.
In Honduras, the government was letting water out of dams in an attempt to reduce flooding, and 10,000 people were being evacuated from the capital.
President Manuel Zelaya said the densely forested region along Honduras' border with Nicaragua served to break down Felix. He said he doubted the storm would bring the devastating mudslides and flooding triggered by Mitch.
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