Desperate sea search for survivors in Felix aftermath
At least 40 people were reported dead.
At least 52 Nicaraguans were pulled alive from the sea in neighbouring Honduras, and there were reports of cadavers, too, floating in the waters, said Carolina Echeverria, a federal politician for the Honduran region.
The exhausted survivors told rescuers the storm caught them by surprise, flooding the tiny islands used by lobster catchers off the Nicaraguan coast and forcing them to spend 16 hours clinging to anything that would float in violent waters.
Many suffered dehydration and were receiving medical care in the seaside town of Villeda Morales, on the Nicaraguan border.
Honduran Defence Minister Aristides Mejia said he was sending boats and a military helicopter to the area to help in the rescue operation.
Hurricane Henriette ploughed into Mexico for the second time in two days, making landfall near the port city of Guaymas with top winds of 75mph before weakening as it headed inland.
The Hurricane Centre said Henriette was dissipating along far northern Mexico, dumping rain on Arizona and New Mexico.
Nine deaths were reported from the Pacific storm, which hit Baja California yesterday.
