Nicaragua and Honduras face fresh tropical storm threat

An early image of a tropical wave which became becoming Tropical Storm Iota (NOAA/AP)

Tropical Storm Iota is brewing in the Caribbean Sea, threatening a second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras after their recent battering from the Category 4 Hurricane Eta.

The US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said Iota could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and as much as 30in of rainfall to the two Central American countries, approaching their coasts as early as Monday.