Four dead, including two minors, due to a landslide in the northern Caribbean of Nicaragua

Four members of a single family, including two minors, died on Thursday when a landslide buried their home in a rural community within the municipality of Siuna, located in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. The fatal event was triggered by ongoing heavy rainfall in the region over recent days, according to authorities.

Emergency reports indicate that the landslide struck around midnight. The disaster highlights the severe risks posed by seasonal rains and landslides to vulnerable rural households in Nicaragua's northern Caribbean territory.