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Ten Killed as Devastative Hurricane Otto Sweeps Through Costa Rica

© AP Photo / Kent GilbertA woman carries her children in the rain as she walks by homes destroyed by flooding in Alajuela, Costa Rica
A woman carries her children in the rain as she walks by homes destroyed by flooding in Alajuela, Costa Rica - Sputnik International
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The death toll from the deadly Hurricane Otto in Costa Rica has risen to ten people, the Central American government said Sunday.

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Hurricane Otto Kills Four People in Costa Rica
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — The hurricane crossed through Costa Rica and Nicaragua on the way from the Caribbean to the Pacific, and made landfall on Thursday.

Costa Rica has been observing three days of mourning after the hurricane tore through the country, destroying the property of 11,000 people and 1,677 miles of roads, according to the national emergencies commission.

Hurricane Otto is the seventh hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. At its peak it had sustained winds of up to 118 miles per hour.

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