Tropical storm Richard dumped rain on Honduras as expected. However, as it moved towards Belize and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula it was seen as having hurricane strength. The storm was about 65 miles north of some remote areas, Cabo Gracia a Dios, which is located along the coasts of Honduras and Nicaragua where indigenous people live along rivers. The storm was expected to cause flash floods. This is great concern for these people because they live in wooden houses in this area. This storm could be devastating to these people.
Winds of the storm have reached 65 miles per hour and is expected to be a hurricane by Sunday. The storm has been predicted to hit areas that have U.S. oil and natural gas production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. This could be tragic if it were to wipe out these facilities and cause oil and/or natural gas to spread, similar to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101023/us_nm/us_storm_richard
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