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Hurricane Otto
was a strong
tropical cyclone
in November 2016. The storm was the southernmost hurricane on record to hit
Central America
. It was also the first
Atlantic storm
to survive the crossover into the
Pacific Ocean
since
Hurricane Cesar-Douglas
in 1996.
Otto started late on November 21 in the southwest
Caribbean Sea
.
Costa Rica
, southern
Nicaragua
and
Panama
had heavy damage from the storm.
At least 23 people died because of Hurricane Otto.