(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The report said 4544 homes were damaged or destroyed by floods or were evacuated due to flood risk.
Rescuers workers search for bodies after a wall that separates this neighborhood 18 de Mayo from another neighborhood collapsed during heavy rain in Managua Nicaragua.- AP
Managua: Days of torrential rains in Nicaragua left 22 people dead and left homeless more than 32000 others according to an official report Saturday.
Nine of the victims died when a retaining wall collapsed and flattened four shacks near the capital Managua government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said.
The report said 4544 homes were damaged or destroyed by floods or were evacuated due to flood risk.
The rains impacted 17 departments in the country and 5630 people are in temporary shelters and receiving food aid Murillo said.
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