Nicaragua evacuated thousands of people from the path of Tropical Storm Matthew as the Atlantic storm reached hurricane force Friday. Nicaraguan authorities ordered the evacuation of 10,000 people following the tropical storm and hurricane warning issued by the government of Nicaragua on Friday, September 24, 2010. Tropical Storm Matthew is also making its way to Honduras and continues to threaten much of the Central American region, which is prone to disastrous flooding.
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