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Nicaragua registers 36 deaths during Holy Week 2026
The official balance of Holy Week in Nicaragua left 36 deaths throughout the country. Authorities attribute most deaths to traffic accidents and drowning during the holiday period.
TL;DR
- 36 people died during Holy Week 2026 in Nicaragua.
- 21 deaths were due to traffic accidents, and 12 to drowning.
- Three homicides were reported in El Tuma-La Dalia, Managua, and Rosita.
- 45 people were injured in traffic accidents, and 69 robberies occurred.
- 10,164 medical attentions were provided, with 86 ambulance transfers.
- 184 people were rescued alive, and 52 lost children were found.
- There was an increase in visitor arrivals, with 74,018 registered.
- Most visitors came from regional countries, followed by European and North American nationalities.