Publication Date November 26, 2016 | The Weather Channel

Hurricane Otto Death Toll Rises to Double Digits

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Workers cut a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm caused by Tropical Storm Otto in Panama City, Panama on November 22, 2016. Photo: Rodrigo Arangua, AFP, Getty Images
Workers cut a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm caused by Tropical Storm Otto in Panama City, Panama on November 22, 2016. Photo: Rodrigo Arangua, AFP, Getty Images

Nine deaths have been reported in Costa Rica from Hurricane Otto.

Hurricane Otto made landfall in Nicaragua shortly after 1 p.m. EST Thursday

Hurricane Otto was responsible for three deaths in Panama days before the storm made landfall.

In Costa Rica, a national emergency was declared.