Story highlights Costa Rica authorities say 6,000 people forced into shelters

It's the farthest south a hurricane has ever hit in Central America

Bluefields, Nicaragua (CNN) The death toll from Tropical Storm Otto, downgraded from hurricane status, is rising.

In Costa Rica, the storm killed at least nine people in the communities of Bagaces and Upala and forced 6,000 people into shelters, authorities said Friday.

In Panama, Otto killed at least four people, according to the National System of Civil Protection. One person is missing.

In Nicaragua, the first lady and vice president-elect, Rosario Murillo, reported 10,143 people were evacuated from 69 communities. But on Friday, only 597 people remained in shelters, she said.

The Category 2 storm made landfall in Nicaragua on Thursday, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and moving west at 9 mph as it hit the southern coast near the town of San Juan de Nicaragua, the National Hurricane Center said

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