Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009

Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical storm.

Ida clocked 75 mph (125 kph) winds when it struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni.

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