1 - FEMA

Central America is one-fourth the size of Mexico, its northern neighbor, and half the size of Colombia, its southern; however, its geographic importance belies its small size (Letsgo.Com, N/D). Though many hurricanes pass through this regional corridor, Mitch (which reached the maximum rating on the Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale - Category V (see Sidebar 9.3.2)) was the most deadly to occur ... ................
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