 The strong winds destroyed 130 houses in Belize . Two hotel roofs were wrecked , and the winds knocked down trees and power lines . Widespread areas of Belize lost power and telephone service , including Belize City . There , the heavy rainfall flooded streets , reaching 3 ft ( 0 @.@ 91 m ) deep . Twenty homes were damaged to some degree in the capital , while many more suffered minor roof damage . The rains flooded the first floor of the primary hospital in the city , causing severe damage . Nationwide , 11 health facilities were damaged . Elsewhere in the country , the rains increased levels along rivers , including the Belize River , Rio Hondo , and New River . The Belize River rose for several days after the storm , reaching record levels of 21 ft ( 6 @.@ 6 m ) in width , which isolated 15 villages . Flooding covered Northern Highway and Western Highway as well as the primary bridge from Belmopan to the rest of Cayo District . Residual floodwaters persisted due to the low @-@ lying land of the country and poor drainage . Floods contaminated water supply in the northern four districts , causing an E. coli outbreak and food poisoning . In Belize , Corozal , and Orange Walk districts , about 30 % of the houses were severely damaged by flooding . 
