Hurricane Felix kills more than 100

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- More than 100 Nicaraguans were killed by Hurricane Felix and the death toll is sure to rise in coming days, officials said Friday.

Rescuers continued to go through the wreckage of homes destroyed by the storm along the Caribbean Coast of the Central American country, La Prensa newspaper reported online.

Emergency aid to Nicaragua has arrived from the United States, Panama and several international organizations.

As many as 38,000 people have suffered in some way from the storm, officials said, with 13,000 homeless and almost 6,000 homes severely damaged.

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya credited the country’s forests and mangrove swamps with sapping some of Hurricane Felix’s strength.